Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Mar 16) inaugurated 50 more model mosques and Islamic cultural centres across the country.

She opened those in the third phase joining virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital.

With the new ones, the premier have so far inaugurated 150 mosques out of 564 being built at a cost of Taka 9435 crore all over the country.

She earlier opened 50 mosques each in the first phase on June 10, 2021 and in the second phase on January 16 this year.

The construction of the remaining mosques and Islamic cultural centres is scheduled to be completed by June, 2024.

The model mosques and Islamic cultural centres include separate places for ablution and namaj along with air-condition system.

Besides, there will be registration and training arrangements for Hajj pilgrims, Imam training centre, research centre and Islamic library, autism corner, ritual system before burial, car parking facility, hifzakhana, pre-primary education and Quran learning arrangement, conference room for Islamic cultural activities and Islamic dawat, Islamic books sale centre, boarding facility for local and foreign guests along with the mosques.

State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan and its secretary Kazi Enamul Hassan spoke at the function.

PM's Principal Secretary Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah moderated the programme.

A video-documentary on the model mosques and Islamic cultural centres was screened at the function.

Under category A, some 69 four-storey mosques having the elevator facility and a floor space of 2,360.09 square metres each are being constructed in 64 districts and city corporation areas.

Under category B, 475 mosques are being built with a floor space of 1680.14 square metres each, while 16 mosques under C category in coastal areas will have a floor space of 2,052.12 square metres each.

BDST: 1133 HRS, MAR 16, 2023
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