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23 sacks of cash collected from Kishoreganj Pagla Mosque

UNB . Kishoreganj
19 Aug 2023 15:00:50 | Update: 19 Aug 2023 20:30:30
23 sacks of cash collected from Kishoreganj Pagla Mosque
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The authorities on Saturday collected 23 sacks of cash after opening eight donation boxes at the historic Pagla Mosque in Kishoreganj.

Alongside local currency, Dollar, Pound, Riyal, Diner and Ringgit were found in the donation boxes.

The donation boxes were opened in the presence of Deputy Commissioner of Kishoreganj Abul Kalam Azad, Superintendent of Kishoreganj Police Mohammad Russel Sheikh and Kishoreganj Additional District Magistrate Kazi Mahua Mantaz at 9am.

They kept on counting the cash till the filing of this report at 1pm.

Around 200 people including 138 students of Pagla mosque madrasah, Assistant General Manager of Rupali Bank Rafiqul Islam and 59 bank staff are involved in the counting.

Earlier, on May 6, the authorities found cash Tk 5.59 crore in 19 sacks in the mosque.

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