Bishwa Ijtema Archives

Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh

Location: Tongi, Gazipur, Bangladesh, and surrounding areas. Event: Bishwa Ijtema, the world’s second-largest Muslim gathering, will occur in Bangladesh on January 13-15 and 20-22, on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi. The main gathering point is about three kilometers north of Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. About four million attendees are expected to ...

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 January, 2023 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: airport, Bishwa Ijtema, Tongi, Turag river

Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh

Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh (January 5, 2020) Location: Tongi, Gazipur, Bangladesh, and surrounding areas Event: Bishwa Ijtema, the world’s second-largest Muslim gathering, will be held in Bangladesh January 10-12 and 17-19, on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi. The main gathering point is about three kilometers north of Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. ...

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 7 January, 2020 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: airport, Bishwa Ijtema, gathering, large crowds, Tongi, Turag river

Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh

Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh (February 11, 2019) Location: Tongi, Gazipur, Bangladesh, and surrounding areas Event: Bishwa Ijtema, the world’s second-largest Muslim gathering, will be held in Bangladesh February 15 – 18, 2019. Bishwa Ijtema will be held on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi. The main gathering point is approximately 3km north of ...

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 February, 2019 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Bishwa Ijtema, Muslim gathering, Tongi, traffic, Turag river

Bishwa Ijtema Annual Gathering

Islam’s second-largest annual gathering after the Hajj, “Bishwa Ijtema,” will be held January 12-14 and January 19-21 on the bank of the river Turag. The main gathering point is about 3 km north of the Dhaka International Airport. Read the full message (PDF 196 KB) PDF Files Require the Free Adobe Acrobat Reader .

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 January, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens | Tags: annual gathering, Bishwa Ijtema

Security Message: Bishwa Ijtema Annual Gathering

Islam’s second-largest annual gathering after the Hajj, “Bishwa Ijtema,” will take place January 13-15 and January 20-22, 2017 on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi. The main gathering point is about 3 km north of the International Airport. The government expects between three to four million visitors to attend the Ijtema this year. ...

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 5 January, 2017 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: annual gathering, Bishwa Ijtema, Tongi, Turag river

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