Katabon Mosque
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LocationShahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh
TypeMosque
| Katabon Mosque | |
|---|---|
কাটাবন মসজিদ | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
  Shown within Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates | 23°44′18.2″N 90°23′28.6″E / 23.738389°N 90.391278°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
Katabon Mosque (Bengali: কাটাবন মসজিদ) in Shahbag, Dhaka is a center for Muslim missionaries in Bangladesh. It houses the Bangladesh Masjid Mission (Bangladesh Mosque Mission) and is officially named as the "Bangladesh Masjid Mission Complex Central Mosque".[citation needed] It is adjacent to where the stables of the Dhaka Nawab Family used to be.[1]
The mosque houses the Islamic Economics Research Bureau, which works to "synergize the intellectual capabilities of the modern day professionals, academicians, and students of Islamic banking and finance".[2] The Bangladesh Masjid Mission advocate a more orthodox form of Islam in Bangladesh.[3]
