Dhaka, June 26 -- A 12-member committee has been formed to handle donation funds at the Hazrat Shahjalal shrine to ensure financial transparency and accountability.

The decision was taken at a meeting on the shrine's management and development at the Sylhet Circuit House on Friday, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said.

He said all stakeholders had agreed on the need for greater transparency and the committee would prepare a practical framework for the the historic spiritual site's financial management within one month, reports bdnews24.com.

The oversight body, headed by the commerce minister, includes Sylhet City Corporation Administrator Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury, Sylhet Development Authority Administrator Rezaul Hasan Lodi, S...