Vishwa Ijtema, said to be the second largest Muslim congregation after the Hajj, began today at Tongi on the outskirts of Dhaka city. Lakhs of devotees from home and abroad have reached the city to attend the three-day annual congregation, which will conclude with akheri munajat, that is final prayer, on Sunday.<br/><br/>Devotees from several countries like India, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Jordan, Algeria, Qatar, Palestine, Bahrain, Tunisia, Yemen, Iraq, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Djibouti, Somalia and France have reached Dhaka to be part of the Vishwa Itjema. More than twenty lakh people are expected to attend the three day event.