Another devotee dies at Ijtema venue, death toll reaches 3

Another devotee has died at the Bishwa Ijtema venue in Tongi, Gazipur, bringing the death toll from the Islamic congregation to three.

The deceased, Yakub Ali, 60, the son of the late Nawab Ulla, was from Ragabpur village in Bahubal, Habiganj. He passed away on Friday night.

Habibullah Raihan, media coordinator for Tabligh Jamaat's Shura-e-Nezam, confirmed the death, stating that Yakub Ali died due to illness in his tent. After his namaz-e-janaza (funeral prayer) at the Ijtema ground, his body will be sent to his ancestral home.

Earlier on Friday, two other devotees, Chabed Ali and Abdul Quddus Gazi, had also passed away - Chabed in the morning and Abdul in the afternoon.