Ijtema: 4 more die in one night, death toll rises to 14

Four more devotees have died on the Ijtema ground on the bank of river Turag, raising the death toll to 14.

The deceased were Md Sanowar, of Gaibandha’s Pangsha upazila, Md Alam, son of Abdul Jalil of Chattogram’s Anowara upazila, Md Shahnewaz Bhuiyah, son of Nurul Huq of Narsingdi and Al Mahmud, son of late Osman Goni of Sirajganj.

All of them died on Saturday night. With them, a total of 14 people, including a policeman, died till Sunday morning during the first phase of Ijtema.

Earlier, 10 people died on the Ijtema ground. Of them, three died on the way to the Ijtema venue.

The first phase of 57th Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest global Muslim gathering, ended today (Sunday) with Akheri Munujat. It began on Friday (February 2).