Pagla Masjid president reveals amount of money kept in its bank account

The donation box of the historic Pagla Masjid at Harua in Kishoreganj town is opened every three months. After opening the donation box of the Masjid, crores of taka are found which is known to many.

However, the amount of money that has been found so far was unknown to everyone. The administration kept the matter very secret. Even journalists could not get this information from the mosque management committee despite repeated attempts.

Finally, the amount of money kept in the Pagla Masjid has been revealed. Fouzia Khan, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Kishoreganj and President of the Pagla Mosque Management Committee, revealed this information to reporters on Saturday (April 12) afternoon.

He said that the money received from the donation boxes of Pagla Masjid has been used to run the mosque and orphanage and provide donations to various institutions. The remaining money has been deposited in the mosque’s account at Rupali Bank in Kishoreganj. Excluding all expenses, Tk 80,75,73,000 has been deposited in the bank account so far.

The Deputy Commissioner said that a multi-storey building and an Islamic complex will be constructed for the mosque with the money deposited in the bank.

On Saturday morning, authorities collected 28 sacks of cash from 11 donation boxes of the Pagla Masjid in the presence of Kishoreganj Deputy Commissioner (DC) and President of Pagla Mosque Management Committee, Fouzia Khan and Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Hasan Chowdhury.