:: Baitul Mukarram Mosque
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Baitul Mukarram
Mosque is situated at Purana Paltan east of Bangladesh Secretariat and north of
Dhaka Stadium. Largest Mosque in the city, three storied and built after the pattern
of the Kaba Sharif. Very beautiful and costly decorations in the interior. Long
lawn, garden and rows of fountains to the south and east. The mosque is on a
very high platform. Lovely flights of stairs lead to it; from the south, east
and north. On the east is a vast veranda, which is also used for prayer and Eid
congregation. Below in the ground floor is a shopping center.
Dhaka is a city of
mosques. Other Prominent Mosques are the seven Domed Mosque (17th century),
Star Mosque (18th century), Chawkbazar Mosque and Huseni Dalan Mosque.