Tk. 5,78,09,325 collected from 8 donation boxes of Kishoreganj Pagla Mosque

UNB :
The authorities on Saturday collected 23 sacks of cash after opening eight donation boxes at historic Pagla Mosque in Kishoreganj.

Alongside local currency, Dollar, Pound, Riyal, Diner and Ringgit were found in the donation boxes.

The donation boxes were opened in presence of Deputy Commissioner of Kishoreganj Abul Kalam Azad, Superintendent of Kishoreganj Police Mohammad Russel Sheikh and Kishoreganj Additional District Magistrate Kazi Mahua Mantaz at 9 am.

The counting the cash found in the donation boxes were Tk. 5,78,09,325 along with 450 grams of gold ornaments.

Around 200 people including 138 students of Pagla mosque madrasha, Assistant General Manager of Rupali Bank Rafiqul Islam and 59 bank staff are involved in the counting.

Earlier, on May 6, the authorities found cash Tk 5.59 crore in 19 sacks in the mosque.