The Pagla Mosque, officially the Pagla Mosque and Islamic Complex, is an old mosque in located on the banks of the Narsunda River in Harua, in the Kishoreganj District of the Dhaka Division in Bangladesh.
According to a legend, a spiritual personality named Dewan Zil Kadar Khan alias Zil Kadar Pagla Sahib, a descendant of Isa Khan of the Haibatnagar Zamindar family in the region, used to pray on the banks of the Narsunda River. Later, a mosque was built at the site. The mosque came to be known as the Pagla Mosque after Zil Kadar Pagla. According to another legend, the mosque was named after the Pagla Bibi of the then Haibatnagar Zamindar family of Kishoreganj.
The origins of Pagla Mosque are steeped in legend. ...
According to local legends and oral history, the mosque was first built over 70 years ago, possibly in the 1940s or early 1950s. ...
Pagla Mosque is particularly noted for the substantial donations it receives. ...
Plans are underway for a Tk 115 crore project to expand the mosque into a six-storey Islamic complex ...
The mosque, managed by the State Waqf since 1979, features a modern architectural style with three domes and a single minaret. ...
A transparent management process is followed to ensure the proper and effective management of these funds. ...