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A Tazia procession was held in Dhaka with religious solemnity on the day of Ashura to commemorate the Battle of Karbala. The procession began from Old Dhaka’s Hussaini Dalan on Friday. Wearing black clothes, barefoot, and carrying mourning flags, the procession travelled through different streets chanting “Haay Hussain, Haay Hussain” before ending in Dhanmondi.
Shia Muslims take out a Tazia procession from Hussaini Dalan Imambara in Old Dhaka on Friday, Jun 26, 2026, to mark Ashura. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Shia Muslims take out a Tazia procession in Dhaka on Friday, Jun 26, 2026, marking Ashura and honouring Imam Hussain's martyrdom in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
