Pagla Mosque authorities in Kishoreganj collected 43 sacks of cash and gold from the mosque's donation boxes on Saturday morning, six months after the last count.
A total of 13 iron donation boxes at the mosque in the Harua area beside the Narsunda River in Kishoreganj were opened around 7:00 am, and the counting is currently underway, UNB reports.
More than 500 people, including members of the mosque management committee, teachers and students from the madrasa and orphanage within the mosque complex, students from nearby Jamia Imdadia Madrasa, and officials of Rupali Bank, are taking part in the counting process.
Although the donation boxes are usually opened every three months, this time they were opened after six months due to Ramadan and the national election period.
The boxes were last opened on December 27, 2025, when Tk 117.8 million (11.78 crore) was collected.
The money was later deposited into the Pagla Mosque account at Rupali Bank. Gold, silver and foreign currency collected at that time were sealed and deposited with the district treasury.
Kishoreganj Deputy Commissioner and President of the mosque management committee Sohana Nasrin said the donation boxes -- comprising 10 permanent chests and three temporary trunks -- were opened after being completely filled.
The mosque currently has Tk 1.14 billion (114.13 crore) in its fund.
She also said the mosque's official website (www.paglamosque.org) has been developed, allowing people to make donations through mobile financial services from anywhere.
The Bangla version of the website is also now live, through which Tk 2.476 million (24.76 lakh) has been received so far, she said.
Besides, initiatives have been taken to construct a modern mosque complex. As part of the plan, 53.77 decimals of adjacent land have already been purchased in the mosque's name.
Design work for the new complex is ongoing, along with the construction of a public toilet outside the mosque premises for worshippers, she added.
The mosque fund is used to support 130 orphaned and underprivileged students of the madrasa, pay the salaries of 35 staff members and 10 Ansar personnel, cover utility bills, and finance development activities.
A portion of the income generated from the fund is also used to provide medical assistance to poor patients in the district, she said.
The deputy commissioner said the counting operation is being carried out with the help of around 300 students from Jamia Imdadia Madrasa, 106 students from Pagla Mosque Madrasa, 130 Rupali Bank officials, 35 mosque staff members and 19 officials from the deputy commissioner's office.
A seven-member subcommittee headed by the additional district magistrate is overseeing the opening and counting process.
For security, 13 executive magistrates, 40 police personnel, eight RAB members and 20 Ansar personnel have been deployed and will remain on duty throughout the day.
