Millions of Muslims from Bangladesh and around the world have come together for the three-day Biswa Ijtema from January 13 to 15. Muslims attended prayers in streets close to the congregation ground on Friday in Tongi near the capital Dhaka. /CFP Photo

Devotees from 100 foreign countries and 16 districts across Bangladesh started thronging the Ijtema ground on Thursday to seek divine blessings and pray for peace. /CFP Photo

Biswa Ijtema, which means "global congregation" in Bengali, is the second largest religious congregation of Muslims after Hajj, and sees devotees perform daily prayers while listening to scholars recite and explain verses from the Quran. /CFP Photo