A fall in donations would mean a further delay in the construction work,” Hazi Selim Sarder, president of the managing committee of the mosque, told Dhaka Tribune. The government can fix wages for imams and mu'azzins, which will be followed by the managing committees of mosques across the country. Mia Mohammad Younus, president of the managing committee of the Bhola Khalifa Potti Jame Mosque, said mosques which have no other source of income other than donations will face a severe crisis ahead. “As the government has been providing subsidies to other sectors, it should allocate a budget as donations to mosques in the country,” he added. Similarly, HM Gias Uddin, secretary of the managing committee of Khalifa Bari Jame Mosque, Jhalokhathi, said the mosque’s Friday prayer last week collected only Tk35 down from its usual Tk400 to Tk500.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 13, 2020 05:03 UTC