| Pagla Mosque | |
|---|---|
পাগলা মসজিদ ও ইসলামিক কমপ্লেক্স | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Leadership | Mufti Khalilur Rahman |
| Patron | State Waqf |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Harua,Sadar,Kishoreganj,Dhaka Division |
| Country | Bangladesh |
  Location of the mosque inBangladesh | |
| Geographic coordinates | 24°26′39″N90°46′18″E / 24.44417°N 90.77167°E /24.44417; 90.77167 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Modernist |
| Completed | 20th century |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 600 worshipers |
| Dome(s) | Three |
| Minaret(s) | One |
| Site area | 1.57 ha (3.88 acres) |
ThePagla Mosque (Bengali:পাগলা মসজিদ,romanized: Pāglā Môsjid), officially thePagla Mosque and Islamic Complex, is an oldmosque in located on the banks of theNarsunda River in Harua, in theKishoreganj District of theDhaka Division inBangladesh.[1][2][3][4] The three-storey mosque has a toweringminaret; and the complex was established on a 1.57-hectare (3.88-acre) site.[5] Since 10 May 1979, the State Waqf has managed the mosque.[1]
According to a legend, a spiritual personality named Dewan Zil Kadar Khan alias Zil Kadar Pagla Sahib, a descendant ofIsa Khan of the Haibatnagar Zamindar family in the region, used to pray on the banks of the Narsunda River. Later, a mosque was built at the site. The mosque came to be known as the Pagla Mosque after Zil Kadar Pagla.[1] According to another legend, the mosque was named after the Pagla Bibi of the then Haibatnagar Zamindar family of Kishoreganj.[1]
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