, March 13 -- More than 100,000 Muslim devotees gathered at the historic Hajiganj Grand Mosque in Chandpur on Friday to offer Jummatul Wida, the last Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan.

Many of the devotees said they began observing Ramadan on February 18, following the Middle East calendar, in around 40 villages of Chandpur, including the Sadra Pak Darbar Sharif area of Hajiganj. As a result, they marked Friday as the final Jummah of Ramadan.

Several devotees said they joined the prayer gathering as they might not get another opportunity next year. Others noted that if Eid falls next Friday, they would not be able to observe Jummatul Wida then.

On-the-spot visits showed that from early Friday morning thousands of devotees from...