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US announces $235,000 grant to restore historic Musa Khan Mosque at DU
Greenwatch Desk
Campus
2026-03-31, 3:05pm
The United States has announced a $235,000 grant to support the restoration of Mughal-era Musa Khan Mosque at Dhaka University.
U.S. Ambassador Brent T. Christensen announced the grant under the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) at a programme at Dhaka University on Tuesday, according to the U.S. 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, reports UNB.