Saad-led group take over Kakrail Mosque for 2 weeks 

Members of the Tablighi Jamaat faction led by Indian preacher Muhammad Saad Kandhalvi have taken over the management duties of Kakrail Mosque for two weeks.

They took the charge on Friday from their rival faction, led by senior cleric Zubair Ahmed in presence of the representatives of the administration.

According to the arrangement, two factions of Tablighi Jamaat—followers of Maulana Zubair and Maulana Saad—carry out their activities alternately at Kakrail Mosque, with Maulana Zubair's followers staying for four weeks and Maulana Saad's followers for two weeks.

Following this system, Saad followers took their turn at Kakrail Mosque on Friday.

About one lakh followers of Saad Kandhalvi faction offered Jummah prayers at Kakrail Mosque on Friday. They also offered munajat, seeking blessings for countrymen and Muslim ummah.
They also announced that they would hold a rally in Sohrawardy Udyan on December 7.

According to police, Maulana Saad's followers started arriving in Kakrail area from morning. Additional forces were deployed to ensure security in the area.

Notably, tensions between the two factions have escalated recently over control of the Kakrail Mosque and the Tongi Bishwa Ijtema ground, with both sides issuing counter-statements.