Effort underway to resolve Ijtema dispute: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said an effort is underway to resolve the conflict between the factions of Maulana Zubair and Maulana Saad over Bishwa Ijtema.

The minister said this at a follow-up meeting on Bishwa Ijtema in Tongi Bata Gate area of Gazipur on Monday.

About 5,500 members of law enforcing agencies will be deployed to prevent any untoward incidents during the event, he said.

There will be surveillance using drones, CCTV cameras, law enforcers in uniforms and in plainclothes to ensure security at Bishwa Ijtema, he said.

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, Religious Affairs Minister Faridul Haque Khan, Religious Affairs Minister Faridul Haque Khan and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury  Abdullah Al Mamun were present at the time, among others.

Bishwa Ijtema will take place in two phases at Tongi from February 2-4 for the first phase and from February 9-11 for the second phase.