Photo Story: Scores gather in Bangladesh for annual Bishwa Ijtema

Muslim devotees leave on an overcrowded train after attending the Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims in the world, in Tongi, about 30 kilometres north of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 January 2020.

Many devotees from all over the world are attending the annual three-day Islamic congregation, which runs from 10 to 12 January, taking place by the banks of the Turag River at Tongi. The Bishwa Ijtema is one of the largest peaceful congregations of Muslims in the world after the Hajj.

Photo: EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM