Over 2m Muslims attend ritual

Dhaka - More than two million Muslims from some 73 countries chanted "peace for all" and sought divine blessings for Islamic …

Dhaka - More than two million Muslims from some 73 countries chanted "peace for all" and sought divine blessings for Islamic believers as they ended a three-day annual ritual in Bangladesh yesterday.

The annual event, called Biswa Ijtema, which was held on the banks of Turag river, near Dhaka, drew participants from the US, Britain, France, Germany, China, India and almost all Muslim nations, organisers said.