Prime Minister Tarique Rahman launched monthly honorarium scheme for religious leaders of all faiths nationwide. Earlier, the Prime Minister also distributed the cheques for the honorarium among imams, muazzins and khadems of mosques, and heads and assistant heads of other religious institutions. The government has introduced the programme for religious heads of all places of worship of all faiths across the country as per its election pledge. Introducing an honorarium and training-based welfare system for religious heads of all places of worship of all faiths to strengthen religious and social harmony was one of the election pledges of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Under the scheme the monthly allowances have been fixed as follows: Taka 5,000 for Imam, Taka 3,000 for Muezzin and Taka 2,000 for Khadem, meaning, each mosque will receive Taka 10,000 per month in total.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 14, 2026 13:15 UTC