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Construction
of
the
mosque
began
in
2013
on
15 bighas of
land
on
the
east
bank
of
the Jhenai
River in
South
Pathalia
village, Nagda
Simla
Union, Gopalpur
Upazila, Tangail
District,
Bangladesh.
It
is
being
built
by
the
Heroic
Freedom
Fighter
Mohammad
Rafiqul
Islam
Welfare
Trust.
The
estimated
cost
of
construction
is BDT 100 crore ($12.3
million).
The
mosque
is
expected
to
have
a
capacity
of
about
3,000
devotees.
The
mosque
is
a
square
building.
There
are
four
101-foot
(31 m)
high
corner
towers,
and
four
shorter
81-foot
(25 m)
high
towers
at
the
corners
of
the
square
space
covered
by
the
81-foot
(25 m)
central
dome.
The
central
dome
is
surrounded
by
200
smaller
17-foot
(5.2 m)
domes.
An
adjacent
451-foot
(137 m)
high
minaret
is
planned
immediately
to
the
southwest.
It
is
expected
to
be
the
highest
minaret
in
Bangladesh.
The
western
wall
of
the
mosque
will
be
inscribed
with
the
entire Qur'an.
In
addition
to
the
main
worship
space,
the
mosque
complex
will
house
an
orphanage,
an
elder
care
home,
and
a
hospital
with
free
treatment. The
complex
will
feature
a helipad in
order
to
host
dignitaries.