Desk Report
Published: 05 Dec 2021, 08:44 pm
Doleshwar Hanafia Jame Mosque || Photo: Collected
Doleshwar Hanafia Jame Mosque
located in Dhaka's Keraniganj has received the Award of Merit in this year's
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
The project also garnered a
Special Recognition for Sustainable Development, according to a recent webpost
of UNESCO.
It said nine projects from six
countries -Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand-have been
honoured by a Jury of heritage experts.
Chief of Culture Unit at UNESCO
Bangkok Duong Bich Hanh, remarked, "The diversity of heritage typologies
and countries where the winning projects come from are truly remarkable. The
number of projects that have successfully addressed various aspects of the
sustainable development agenda is also commendable."
According to power and energy
ministry release, Doleshwar Hanafia Jame Mosque was renovated Architect Sayeed
Mostaque Ahmed. Ancestors of Nasrul Hamid, State Minister of Power, Energy and
Mineral Resources constructed the mosque 1868.
Later, Professor Hamidur Rahman,
father of Nasrul Hamid, extended part of the mosque along with its minar in
1968.
Meanwhile, population of the area
increased and local people suggested to demolish the mosque and construct
again, but Nasrul Hamid said that Doleshwar Hanafia Jame Mosque will be
renovated keeping tradition, cultural heritage and values.
He gave responsibility to
Architect Sayeed Mostaque Ahmed for renovation of the mosque and he constructed
another mosque adjacent to the Hanafi Mosque.