The government repaired and reconstructed 21,000 mosques and religious establishments alongside building a 170 feet high minaret and expanded female prayer room of Baitul Mokarram national mosque during the last 10 years.
“With the expansion work of female prayer room of Baitul Mokarram national mosque, 5,600 female can perform prayers at a time. The government has repaired and reconstructed 21,000 mosques and religious organisations,” an official of the religious affairs ministry said on Monday.
He said the government is constructing model mosque-cum-Islamic cultural centre in districts and upazila towns across the country with Saudi Arabia’s finance.
According to the planning ministry, the model mosques would disseminate “accurate and correct” information about Islam across the country and prevent militancy, violence towards women and increase awareness, reports BSS.
