DHAKA, May 18, 2020 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as per her
commitment, has given financial assistance of over Taka 8.63 crore to 6970
more qaumi madrasas of the country ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr .
“The money has been sent to the bank accounts of the deputy commissioners
of the concerned districts through Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) system on
May 17,” PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told BSS today.
Of the total amount of Tk 8,63,45,000, he said, 2202 madrasas of Dhaka
division received Tk 2 crore 55 lakh and 30 thousand, 1211 madrasas of
Chattogram division Tk 1crore 77 lakh and 65 thousand and 937 madrasas of
Mymensingh division got Tk 1 crore 31 lakh and 5 thousand.
Besides, 839 madrasas of Rangpur division received Tk 94.25 lakh, 662
madrasas of Rajshahi division Tk 74.45 lakh, 431 madrasas of Khulna division
Tk 55.80 lakh, 486 madrasas of Sylhet division Tk 48.60 lakh and 202 madrasas
of Barishal division Tk 26.35 lakh.
Taka 10,000 has been allocated for each madrasa with 100 students or below,
Tk 15,000 for a madrasa having students between 101 and 200 and Tk 20,000 for
each madrasa having above 200 students, the press secretary said.
While launching the disbursement of Taka 1,250 crore cash assistance among
50 lakh poor families hit hard amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
on May 14, the prime minister declared that the government will give
financial assistance to all mosques and 7,000 more qaumi madrasas across the
country before the Eid-ul Fitr.
Sheikh Hasina said the government, in the first phase, had given donation
of nearly Taka 10 crore to 6,959 qaumi madrasas-cum-orphanages across the
country ahead of the Ramadan.
“In the second phase, we’ll provide financial support to 7,000 more such
madrasas ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr … we’re taking these steps so that the
people of any class don’t remain neglected,” she said.
The prime minister said the government will also give financial assistance
to all mosques of the country before the Eid.
“We know that the mosques are run with the donation of the affluent people
and the mosque committees. But we (government) have also a responsibility in
this regard. We’ve asked to prepare a list of the mosques … we’ll give
financial help to all mosques,” she said.
Earlier, the prime minister gave donation of about Taka 10 crore to 6,959
qaumi madrasas of the country on the occasion of the holy Ramadan.
Among the madrasas, 703 are in Rangpur division, 704 in Rajshahi division,
1,011 in Khulna division, 402 in Barishal division, 397 in Mymensingh
division, 1780 in Dhaka division, 1481 in Chattogram division and 481 in
Sylhet division.
Qaumi madrasa leaders of the country have highly praised Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina for giving the financial assistance on the occasion of the holy
Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr amid the coronavirus situation.