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1997 A tornado during the week killed 22 people and injured more than 400 at the site of an annual congregation of Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim gathering after Hajj.
Google | 2003 38th Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim gathering after Hajj, begins on the bank of Turag river in Tongi.
Google | 2004 Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim gathering after Hajj, begins on the bank of Turag river in Tongi.
Google | 2006 41st Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim gathering after Hajj, begins on the bank of Turag river in Tongi.
Google | 2007 Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim gathering after Hajj, begins on the bank of Turag river in Tongi.
Google | 2008 In an unprecedented incident, the 3-day Bishwa Ijtema, ostensibly the second largest yearly congregation of the Muslims, on the bank of Turag River was cut short on its inaugural day due to an inclement weather that had caused deaths of at least three pilgrims.
Google | 2009 45th Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim gathering after Hajj, begins on the bank of Turag river in Tongi.
Google | 2011 Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim gathering after Hajj, begins on the bank of Turag river in Tongi; first time since its inception in 1967, the rituals are being held in two phases - the second phase commences on January 28 after a four-day break.
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