DHAKA, Jan 07, 2022 (BSS) - Doleshwar Hanafia Jame Masjid, popularly known

as the Red Mosque, has won the prestigious Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for its
intricate Islamic architectural design.

   A total of seven mosques across the world received the prestigious award
and one of those is the Red Mosque at Doleshwar in Keraniganj, an official
handout said here today.

   Award board of trustees chairman Prince Sultan bin Salman and governor of
Madinah province in Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Salman were present at the
award ceremony at Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia, it added.

   A total of 201 mosques from 43 countries under three continents
participated in the competition.

   The award was given to the Red Mosque from a short list of 27 mosques.

   The old mosque adjacent to the Red Mosque also won the 'UNESCO Asia-
Pacific Awards 2021 Cycle for Cultural Heritage Conservation' award recently,
and architect Saeed Mostaq Ahmed won the 'Award of Merit' for its renovation
and preservation.

   Founded in 2011, the Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture
recognizes architectural excellence in mosque engineering and construction.