Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam spoke at a media briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Thursday. Photo: BSS

DHAKA, March 13, 2025 (BSS) - The government has constituted a committee to probe the alleged corruption in construction of model mosques.

"The Ministry of Religious Affairs has formed a committee, which will investigate the irregularities in construction of the mosques," Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told a media briefing at the Foreign Service Academy here.

Alam said there was a huge corruption in the mosque building while around Taka 15 to 17 crore was spent in construction of each model mosque.

If there was no irregularities in the mosque construction during the deposed Awami League regime, it would have been possible to build each mosque at cost of Taka 7 to 8 crore, he said.

The press secretary said it was told that the model mosques were built receiving fund from Saudi Arabia, but thing was that the mosques were constructed spending public money.

Depicting the nature of graft, he said a model mosque was built near a resort of a minister of the fallen government, violating rules.

Replying to a query, Alam said the probe body will reveal how corruption was committed to the mosque construction. 

Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretaries Apurba Jahangir and Abul Kalam Azad Majumder and Senior Assistant Press Secretary Foyez Ahammad also present at the briefing.