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US announces $235,000 grant to restore historic Musa Khan Mosque at DU
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 31 Mar 2026, 01:43 PM
US Ambassador Brent T. Christensen and Minister of Cultural Affairs Nitai Roy Chowdhury attended a ceremony where a US grant of $235,000 was announced for the restoration of Dhaka University’s historic Musa Khan Mosque. Photo: Kamrul Islam Ratan
The United States has announced a $235,000 grant to restore the historic Mughal-era Musa Khan Mosque at Dhaka University, bolstering cultural cooperation with Bangladesh.
The grant, provided under the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), was announced by US Ambassador Brent T. Christensen at an event at Curzon Hall at Dhaka University on Tuesday (31 March).
Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury and Director General of the Department of Archaeology Sabina Alam were present at the event.
The project will be implemented in partnership with the Department of Archaeology to restore the mosque’s Islamic architectural features, create a permanent digital archive and train young architects in heritage preservation.
The initiative is part of a broader 25-year cultural partnership between Bangladesh and the United States, under which more than $1 million has been invested in 13 preservation projects across the country.