931K views · 10K reactions | Bishwa Ijtema, the world's second largest gathering of Muslims after Hajj, kicks off amid tight security in Tongi, Bangladesh with up to 3 million Muslims set to participate at this year's four-day gathering on Friday, Feb. 15. (AFP) | Voice of America | Facebook

Hundreds hop on top of trains as the world's second largest congregation of Muslims, after the Hajj in Mecca, concludes in Tongi, Bangladesh. The Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation, draws up to three million Muslims from across the world on the banks of the river Turag. The event has been dubbed a mini-Hajj, especially by the poor Bangladeshi Muslims who cannot afford a plane ticket to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, where more than two million attended the Hajj in 2018. (AFP) | Voice of America

185K views · 10K reactions | Bishwa Ijtema, the world’s second-largest gathering of Muslims is taking place in Bangladesh after a two-year hiatus from the COVID pandemic. | Al Jazeera English | Facebook