Kakrail Masjid — Attraction in Dhaka Metropolitan

Kakrail Mosque is the huge mosque located next to Ramna Park in the Kakrail area of ​​the capital Dhaka. It is the Markaz or main center of Tablighi Jamaat in Bangladesh. In 1952, this mosque was designated as the main center of the Tablighi Jamaat. The old name of the mosque was 'Malwali Masjid'. There is disagreement as to when the Kakrail Mosque was first built and by whom. However, it is known from the elders of Kakrail Mosque, Many people think that this mosque was established about 300 years ago. The mosque was built on the lines of other structures of the Nawabs. In the beginning the mosque was on a small scale. There was a small pond in front.

The mosque has a triangular design adjacent to its roof. The pillars are square in shape. The western wall of the mosque is wavy. The mosque also has wide balconies on three sides. There are two small pond-like houses for ablutions on the south and north sides. Hundreds of people can perform ablution together on the four sides of this pond. Outside the mosque there is also a toilet. A little away from the mosque on the north side there is a two-storied building for ablutions and bathrooms. Basically the main part of the mosque has three floors. The part on the right side is six stories. The six-storey building is used for Heafzkhana, dormitory and Tabligh office.

Although the external structure of this mosque is beautiful, there is no splendor inside. The biggest difference of this mosque is that it has no door. It is open day and night for all. This mosque is different from other mosques for many reasons. You can find few street shops outside the mosque from where you can buy Islamic accessories...

Kakrail Mosque, or Kakrail Markaz, stands as a serene spiritual sanctuary amid the relentless buzz of Dhaka-a beacon for peace seekers, prayerful souls, and passersby craving a moment of calm. As the national headquarters of Tablighi Jamaat in Bangladesh since 1952, it offers more than just architecture-it offers discipline, devotion, and a soft rhythm of faith. Believed to have roots in a 300-year-old Nawabi or gardener-built structure, today’s three-storey mosque hums 24/7 with prayer, reflection, and dawah activities. Worshippers enter barefoot and devoted, making ablution in its pond-like Wudu facilities and quietly slipping into prayers that echo through wide verandas and a rippling western wall. Its open design—void of engraved doors-welcomes all, whether on a spiritual retreat or simply pausing life’s rush to bow their head. In this divided world, the mosque’s rhythm offers unity, its simplicity offers grace. Despite historic challenges, including factional shifts within the Tablighi Jamaat and even a shadowed past touched by militancy, Kakrail continues to embody faith’s quiet strength. For many, it’s not just a mosque-it’s a moment of pause, a call to the Almighty, and a balm in the heart of a city that...

Tablighi Jamaat follows an informal organizational structure and keeps an introvert profile.

It keeps distance from mass media and avoids publishing details about its activities and membership. The group also exercises complete abstinence from expressing opinions on political and controversial issues.

The organization’s activities are coordinated through centers and headquarters called ‘Markaz’. Bangladesh main Markaz of Tablig jamat is Kakrail masjid from where all kinds of activities of Bangladesh tablig jamat is maintained.

Basically, it is to Bangladesh what Nizamuddin and Raiwind are to India and Pakistan respectively. Just like all Tablighi centers, the motto of those frequenting this mosque is that all people should live in peace and all people should get ultimate success in this world as well as the hereafter by gaining salvation from hell and gain entry into paradise. They mostly talk about Allah, Jannat, Jahannam and his angels; and that of below the earth (of the grave and...