Sun News Desk : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today opened 50 more model mosques and Islamic cultural centres across the country.

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PM opened the model mosques and Islamic cultural centres in the sixth phase during the National Imam Conference and Prize Giving Ceremony-2023.

Imam of the Masjid Al-Nabawi in Medina Sheikh Dr Abdullah bin Abdur Rahman Al-Bua'Yjan was with the prime minister during the event.

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Religious Affairs Ministry organised the function at the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre at Rupganj of Narayanganj. Three pandals have been set up at the venue.

After reaching the venue, the prime minister first visited the pandels along with the Imam of the Masjid Al-Nabawi in Medina.

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Both the premier and the imam spoke briefly to the Imams gathered at the venue from different parts of the country.

She thanked the imams for coming to join National Imam Council and urged them to pray for wellbeing of the country and its people.

"Pray to Allah that the development of the country being carried out by the government goes on," she said.

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PM Hasina also thanked the custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

In 2017, the government has taken a project with Taka 9,435 crore for constructing Islamic Cultural Centres and Model Mosque in every district and upazila as well as municipality of the country.

An audio-visual documentary on the model mosques and Islamic cultural centres was screened at the function.

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State Minister for religious affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan chaired the event addressed among others by President of Tarikat Foundation Syed Najibul Bashar Maizbhandari, Maulana Dr. Mohammad Kafiluddin Sarkar Salehi and Maulana Ehsanul Haq Al Mojaddedi.

Secretary for religious affairs ministry Md A Hamid Zamadder delivered the address of welcome.

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