Kulaura (Moulvibazar) Correspondent

In Prithimpasa Union of Kulaura Upazila of Moulvibazar, the expansion of the centenary Dakshin Bhatgaon Jam-e -Masjid has allegedly been blocked by Upazila Awami League President Rafiqul Islam Renu's son-in-law and Bhataia Government Primary School teacher MS Zaman for occupying the mosque's land and embezzling money by creating fake documents.

The angry residents held a huge human chain and protest meeting on Saturday afternoon on September 21 to demand the rescue of the mosque land from his control and justice. Hundreds of people from the area participated in a human chain in front of Dakshin Bhatgaon Jame Masjid under the influence of Awami League president. The son-in-law, MS Zaman, sought a remedy for the various conspiracies regarding the mosque and strongly demanded the expansion of the mosque.

The son-in-law, MS Zaman, sought a remedy for the various conspiracies regarding the mosque and strongly demanded the expansion of the mosque. Masjid committee president Abdur Razzak presided over mosque committee secretary Samsul Arefin Kamal, vice president Nurul Islam Sikon, Musolli Yusuf Mia, Mofiz Mia, Zahidul Arefin Sumel and others spoke at the human chain.

In a written statement, the secretary of the mosque committee, Samsul Arefin Kamal, said that the Dakshin Bhatgaon mosque was built about a hundred years ago and the Muslims of the village used to offer prayers. In the previous 1956 SA survey, the 3rd century land of plot No. 4932 of Khatian No. 940 was recorded in the name of Dakshin Bhatgaon Jame Masjid. 940 of Khatian No. 940 long before SA survey

When the previous owners donated land to the mosque in the 3rd century, a tin mosque was built on that land. After the construction of the mosque, there was no pond for the worshipers to perform ablution. A man named Mobai unconditionally donated 2 hundred acres of land to the south of the mosque for a pond. For 40-45 years, worshipers have been performing ablution in that pond.

Prior to the commencement of the present RS survey, Mobai Mia's nephew Abdus Sukur alias Rawab Ullya and his cousin Abul Mia Gong claimed ownership of the said Masjid Pond and forcibly occupied it in the face of objections from the Muslims of the village denying the donation by their predecessor. Of the mosque

Despite having all the records in his name only because his father-in-law is the president of Upazila Awami League, 3rd century Bhumi Bhataia Government Primary School teacher and local Awami League leader MS Zaman alias Kamal along with his father Abdus Sukur, in the name of 20 people, on January 4, 2022, donation letter No. 144/22 was lost at Kulaura Sub-Registrar Office document
Performs It is mentioned in that document that the donor of the said document or among the heirs of the donors will manage the said mosque from the Mutawalli of the said mosque for life. That fake document was created to achieve that interest.

Speakers in the human chain said that in 2016, peace and order in the area will be maintained
And the uncle of Samsul Arefin Kamal for the expansion of the mosque.

Through the mediation of Badrul Islam, the committee was formed with Masuk Mia as the president and MS Zaman as the secretary. At that time, people from home and abroad provided financial support of about Tk 10-12 lakh for the expansion of the mosque. But at that time.

Masuk Mia and MS Zaman did not take any role in the expansion of the mosque and the people of the area exempted them from the committee and formed the committee in 2020 with Abdur Razzak as the president and Samsul Arefin as the secretary. Before the formation of this committee, an account was opened in the name of the mosque in Agrani Bank Robirbazar branch. The legitimate committee of the mosque and not the Muslims.

In order to embezzle the money of MS Zaman Mosque for illegal profit, he changed the name of the account holder to make him (MS Zaman) president, Romzan Ali as vice president and Syed Kuaid Miah as treasurer and embezzled Tk 5-6 lakh.

Knowing the matter, the musalli of the mosque applied for stop payment to suspend the withdrawal of money deposited in the named account number of Dakshin Bhatgaon Jame Masjid in Agrani Bank Robirbazar branch.

Accused MS Zaman denied the charges brought against him He said, "We have no objection to the expansion of the mosque." The land next to the mosque is our record. My father-in-law did not influence the document. The donor of the document made the waqf in the name of the mosque in consultation with the local Muslims.