Amid series of clashes between Tabligh Jamaat factions in the outskirts of Dhaka, the government says an inquiry will be opened over the incident which left one killed and more than 200 people injured.
On Saturday (Dec 1), clashes erupted between the two factions for establishing control over the Ijtema grounds on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi.
Speaking to the media after a meeting with leaders of the factions, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that it has been decided that a probe will be opened.
“No one can stay on the Ijtema grounds and the police will be in charge of it until a decision is taken. The Ijtema will be scheduled after the election,” he said.

The first phase of Bishaw Ijtema is due to begin in January but was delayed last month over the leadership conflicts between the two factions of Tabligh. The Election Commission has issued an order banning any kind of congregation at Tongi Ijtema field prior to the Dec 30 election, following a petition by the Deoband group.
Despite the ban, the followers of Delhi Markaz's leader Moulana Mohammed Saad Kandhalvi had announced a five day long Jor Ijtema and the followers of Deoband leader Moulana Zubayer took up positions around the Tongi field and the nearby areas. As the followers of Saad could not enter the Ijtema area on Friday, they took up positions in the nearby mosques.
The situation intensified when hundreds of Saad followers began to march towards Tongi on Saturday morning.
The situation escalated out of control when those who came to participate in the Jor Ijtema broke into the ijtema site around 11:00 am, said Tongi West Police Station chief Md Kamal Hossain. Both groups became embroiled in a clash with bamboo sticks. Members of both groups were injured as they pelted brickbats at each other.
At one point the Saad followers drove away their opponents and occupied the field. Later, police took control of the scene. The mayor of Gazipur and police superintendent held a meeting with the leaders of both factions and asked them to leave the site within half an hour.
Following the clashes in Tongi, Home Minister Khan convened an emergency meeting of the leadership of the two factions, which was attended by representatives from law enforcement agencies.