Katabon Mosque, Dhaka
Katabon Mosque in Shahbag is a center for Muslim missionaries in Bangladesh. It houses the Bangladesh Masjid Mission (Bangladesh Mosque Mission) and is officially named as the "Bangladesh Masjid Mission Complex Central Mosque". It is founded where the stables of the Dhaka Nawab Family was.
The mosque houses the Islamic Economics Research Bureau, which works to "synergize the intellectual capabilities of the modern day professionals, academicians, and students of Islamic Banking and Finance". Other Islamic organizations like Islam Prochar Samity (Association for Preaching Islam), Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh and Liberated Youth, are around the corner. Many of these Islamic organizations are at the front line of preaching of orthodox Islam in Bangladesh. There has been claims to associate the Masjid Mission with Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh. Muslim protesters gather around the mosque, while students of neighboring University of Dhaka has protested against the activities conducted at the mosque.
The mosque houses the Islamic Economics Research Bureau, which works to "synergize the intellectual capabilities of the modern day professionals, academicians, and students of Islamic Banking and Finance". Other Islamic organizations like Islam Prochar Samity (Association for Preaching Islam), Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh and Liberated Youth, are around the corner. Many of these Islamic organizations are at the front line of preaching of orthodox Islam in Bangladesh. There has been claims to associate the Masjid Mission with Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh. Muslim protesters gather around the mosque, while students of neighboring University of Dhaka has protested against the activities conducted at the mosque.
Sight description based on Wikipedia.
Katabon Mosque on Map
Sight Name: Katabon Mosque
Sight Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh (See walking tours in Dhaka)
Sight Type: Religious
Sight Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh (See walking tours in Dhaka)
Sight Type: Religious