I would like to share with you a plan regarding zakat management in the country. “In this context, the government has taken steps to make zakat management more effective and target-oriented,” he said. “If zakat is distributed in a targeted and well-planned manner, it could play an effective role in poverty alleviation in the country within 10 to 15 years through zakat management alone,” he added. He also said the existing Zakat Board under the Ministry of Religious Affairs can be reorganised with leading Islamic scholars, religious experts and government officials to work more effectively for poverty alleviation through zakat management. “By using zakat for poverty alleviation, there is an opportunity to present Bangladesh as a model in the Islamic world,” the Prime Minister said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 07, 2026 14:28 UTC