Eight devotees died during the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema held in Tongi, Gazipur on the city's outskirts, police and doctors confirmed.
Assistant Sub-Inspector of Special Branch in Gazipur city Md Monir Uddin on Sunday said they died at the Ijtema ground during the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj.
The deceased are — Nurul Haque, 63, son of Fazlul Haque of Jaintapur in Sylhet, Abu Taiab alias Abu Taleb, 90, resident of Bhuruliapur in Gazipur, Akkas Ali Shikdar, 50, son of Billal Hossain of Uttarpara area in Dhaka's Jatrabari, Anisur Rahman, 71, son of Chomir Uddin of Kazi Alauddin Road at Bangshal in Dhaka, Mofazzal Hossain, 70, son of Mobark Hossain of Dumuria upazila in Khulna, Abdur Razzak, 70, son of Abdul Rashid of Raozan upazila in Chattogram, Habibullah Habi, 69, son of Rahmatullah of Narsingdi, and Chomir Uddin, 72, a resident of Narsingdi.
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Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital Health Inspector and in-charge of the Ijtema control room of the hospital SM Saiful Islam told BSS that they have died due to illness and old age and breathing complications.
Their funeral prayers were held at the Ijtema ground.
The bodies were handed over to their family members after the Akheri Munajat was held, local law enforcement officials said.
