The Government of Saudi Arabia will provide Tk 244 crore as grant for the construction of eight iconic mosques in Bangladesh.
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr Abdullah Jafar H bin Abiyyah revealed this today when he paid a courtesy call on Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain at the latter’s Secretariat office here, said a press release.
The Adviser said that construction work on the iconic mosques, with Saudi funding, would begin as soon as possible.
Proposals for land have already been received from several divisions, and discussions are ongoing with relevant authorities regarding the remaining locations, he added.
Mentioning the deep-rooted and friendly bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, he said currently, approximately 3.2 million Bangladeshis reside in Saudi Arabia, contributing significantly to the country’s development through remittances.
