Hafez Mohammad Zobayer, imam of Kakrail Mosque in the capital, conducted the 26-minute munajat that started from 10:19am, our Gazipur correspondent reports quoting Inspector of Gazipur Special Branch Mominul Islam.
The Munajat has been offered in both Bangla and Arabic.
Earlier in the morning, Mawlana Abdul Matin delivered a sermon on the importance of Islam based on the Quran and Hadith.
The gathering of devotees of all ages spilled onto the adjacent roads during the munajat. Many people joined the prayers from rooftops of vehicles and buildings, from open fields and from nearby houses and roads.
Devotees who could not reach the venue joined the prayers through cell phones and electronic media.
The second phase of Ijtema began on January 19.
Meanwhile, two devotees have meanwhile died during the second phase. They are identified as Mobarak Hossain alias Mohor Ali, 65, of Jamalpur and Shahidul Islam, 56, of Keraniganj in Dhaka.
Around 4,500 foreigners from 80 countries and several lakh local devotees from 14 districts took part in the second phase, said Gazipur Deputy Commissioner Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir yesterday.
The stretch of Chandra intersection to Tongi Bridge on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway was closed today due to the Akheri Munajat.
