364 Imams, Muezzins get Tk 5,000 each at Hakimpur

A total of 364 Imams and Muezzins of 182 mosques today received Taka 5,000 each as gift on the eve of the Eid-ul-Fitr festivity from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur district today. The Prime Minister allocated the gift money for the Imams and Muezzins of the mosques to mitigate their hardship in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Member of Parliament from Dinajpur-6 constituency Shibli Sadique distributed the money in cash in an informal function arranged maintaining physical distance at the upazila parishad auditorium in Hakimpur upazila as the chief guest.

With Hakimpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Abdus Rafiul Alam in the chair, Hakimpur upazila Chairman Harunur Rashid Harun, Hakimpur municipal mayor Jamil Hossain Cholonto and Officer-in-Charge of Hakimpur Thana Abdur Razzaque Akand were present on the occasion.