The United States has announced a $235,000 grant to support the restoration of the Mughal-era Musa Khan Mosque at Dhaka University.
US Ambassador Brent T Christensen announced the grant under the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) at a program at Dhaka University on Tuesday, according to the US Embassy in Dhaka.
With this latest funding, the United States has contributed over $1 million to 13 cultural preservation projects in Bangladesh over the past 25 years, reflecting a longstanding partnership between the two countries.
In partnership with Bangladesh’s Department of Archaeology, the US will restore the mosque’s Islamic architectural features, establish a permanent digital archive, and train young architects to preserve Bangladesh’s cultural heritage.
