When the donation box of the historic Kusumba Shahi Mosque in Manda upazila of Naogaon was opened this time, Tk 12,87,000 in cash, along with gold ornaments and foreign currency, was found.
The box was opened at 11 a.m. on Tuesday (14 July) in the presence of local administration officials and members of the mosque committee.
Local sources said visitors from various parts of the country flock every day to see the historic and beautiful mosque, which appears on the Tk 5 note, and many make vows and donations there.
As a rule, the donation box is opened every three months. Following that practice, the counting of the money began after the box was opened on Tuesday.
Present at the time were Manda Upazila Project Implementation Officer Ariful Islam, the mosque’s imam and khadem, and local dignitaries.
This time the amount collected in the donation box stood at Tk 12,87,444. Along with the cash, various gold ornaments offered as vows, a gold spoon and Indian and Malaysian currency were also found.
Mosque committee president and Manda Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Laila Anjuman Banu said the money and gold ornaments from the box would be accounted for transparently and spent on the mosque’s maintenance, development work and religious activities. The local administration, she said, was always active in preserving the heritage of this historic archaeological monument.
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