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Bishwa Ijtema to begin on Jan 13

Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, will be held in two phases in January 2023 on the bank of Turag River in Gazipur's Tongi on the outskirts of capital Dhaka. 

The first phase will be held on January 13-15 and the second one on January 20-22, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told the reporters after a meeting on date fixation of Ijtema and maintaining law and order at the Secretariat on Thursday.

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