Katabon Mosque Explained

Katabon Mosque
Native Name:কাটাবন মসজিদ
Native Name Lang:bn
Map Type:Bangladesh
Coordinates:23.7384°N 90.3913°W
Religious Affiliation:Sunni Islam
Location:Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Architecture Type:Mosque
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Katabon Mosque (Bengali: কাটাবন মসজিদ) in Shahbag, Dhaka is a center for Muslim missionaries in Bangladesh. It houses the Bangladesh Masjid Mission (Bangladesh Mosque Mission) and is officially named as the "Bangladesh Masjid Mission Complex Central Mosque".[1] [2] [3] It is founded at the stables of Dhaka Nawab Family.[4]

The mosque houses the Islamic Economics Research Bureau, which works to "synergize the intellectual capabilities of the modern day professionals, academicians, and students of Islamic banking and finance".[5] Many of these organizations advocate for a more orthodox form of Islam in Bangladesh.[6]

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  1. http://www.bdyellowbook.com/catalog/Garments___Accessories/Textile_Chemicals_Importers___Suppliers/Imperial_International_Ltd_-info9104.html Bangladesh Yellow Pages
  2. http://www.bdtradezone.com/alpha.php?letter=I Bangladesh Trade Zone
  3. http://www.bdtradeinfo.com/yellowpages/des_data.asp?subcategory_id=741 Bangladesh Trade Info
  4. Book: Alamgir, Mohammad . 2012 . Shahbag . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Shahbag . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. Mohammen Nasir Jawed, Year Book of the Muslim World, page 167, South Asia Books, 2006,
  6. U.A.B. Razia Akter, Islam in Bangladesh, BRILL, 1992,