Kishoreganj, June 27 -- breaking sum of more than Tk 15 crore was found in the donation boxes of the historic Pagla Masjid in Kishoreganj after a daylong counting on Saturday, marking the highest amount ever collected in the mosque's history.

Additional District Magistrate Md. Ershadul Ahmed confirmed that a total of Tk 15,90,80,146 crore was collected from 13 iron donation boxes of the mosque in Harua area beside the Narsunda river in Kishoreganj.

He added that the donation boxes were opened at 7 am and the counting ended at 8 pm.

Around 590 people, including members of the mosque management committee, teachers and students from the madrasa and orphanage located within the mosque complex, students from nearby Jamia Imdadia Madrasa, an...