Tabligh factions agree to have Biswa Ijtema in 2 phases

Both factions of Tabligh Jamaat will run the Kakrail Mosque in turns and organise the upcoming Biswa Ijtema in Tongi in two separate phases, as they did over the years, until the government addresses the conflict between the two groups in April next year.
The decision was made at a meeting between followers of Maulana Saad Kandhalvi and Maulana Zubair Ahmad in presence of advisers to the home and religious affairs ministries on Tuesday, according to a press release issued by Maulana Shahriar Mahmud yesterday on behalf of Ulama-Mashayekh Bangladesh.
The first phase will be organised by the followers of Maulana Zubair and the second phase by the followers of Maulana Saad, the press release said.
Maulana Saad will not come to Bangladesh to join the Ijtema, it said, adding that the control of Kakrail Mosque, the main centre of Tabligh Jamaat in Bangladesh, will be shared by both factions.
The first phase of next year’s Biswa Ijtema, the second-largest congregation of Muslims, is set to be held from January 31 to February 2, followed by the second phase from February 7 to 9.