Pagla Mosque: Donation boxes opened, valuables worth over Tk 6cr collected
Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj :
At least 27 bags of money and jewellery were collected from nine donation boxes at the historic Pagla mosque in Kishoreganj town on Saturday morning.
The boxes were opened in the presence of Deputy Commissioner (DC) in Kishoreganj, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, also president of the Pagla Mosque managing committee, Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Russell Sheikh, ADM Kazi Mohua Momtaj, and SP (DSB) Noor-E-Alam, at around 7:30 a.m.
Meanwhile, Rashedur Rahman Dipu, a senior officer of Rupali Bank, told The New Nation that they counted Tk 6.69 crore worth of valuables until filling out the report at 7:49 p.m. on Saturday.
It may be mentioned that the donation box at the mosque gets opened almost every three months. This time, nine donation boxes for the mosque were opened after 131 days.
It has been seen on the ground that the money from the donation boxes was first filled in sacks. Then the sacks were taken to the second floor of the mosque for counting.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Kishoreganj, Md. Abdul Kalam Azad, told the New Nation, “At least 27 sacks were opened. Earlier, the donation boxes were opened on December 9, 2023. Then, in 3 months and 18 days, 23 sacks of taka were deposited in those donation boxes. The amount was Tk 6 crore, 32 lakh, 51 thousand, 423, which surpassed all previous records.
Apart from this, foreign currency, gold, and silver were also deposited.” enrich and edit
ADM Kazi Mohua said, “Currently, the counting of money is going on. 150 students of Pagla Masjid Madrasah and 73 officers and employees of Rupali Bank Limited are working in total for 175 people in counting money. 30 officials and employees of the mosque-madrasa are assisting them. “
Pagla Mosque managing committee member senior journalist Saiful Haque Mollah Dulu said that although there are eight donation boxes in the traditional Pagla mosque, one more has been added since August last year due to the increase in donations. Now the number of donation boxes in Pagla mosque is 9. The donation money is deposited in the bank. Apart from this, gold ornaments are sold at auction under the management of the district administration.
DC Md. Abul Kalam Azad also said that a mega project has been under way for the construction of the Pagla Mosque and Islamic Complex, which will accommodate around 50000 Muslims to perform prayer simultaneously.
The initial estimated cost for these payments is TK 105 crore, DC Abul Kalam Azad added.
