Dhaka, May 28 -- Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain on Tuesday said the government's zakat fund is playing a significant role in alleviating poverty, and strengthening this fund can accelerate poverty eradication efforts across the country.

He made the remarks while distributing zakat funds among the local underprivileged and destitute people at a programme held on the premises of Babunagar Jame Mosque in Satkania upazila of Chattogram.

"The zakat money received from the government fund must be used in a planned and productive manner," Khalid said while addressing the recipients.

"You should invest this assistance to become self-reliant and establish yourselves in society."

He urged the beneficiaries to engage in income-gene...