[6] In that meeting he proposed to Major General Khan, then military administrator of East Pakistan, that a grand mosque be built in Dhaka.

[citation needed] Baitul Mukarram's large cube shape was modeled after that of the Kaaba at Mecca,[5] making it a noticeable structure unlike any other mosque in Bangladesh.

The Baitul Mukarram National Mosque's building is eight storied and 99 feet high from the ground level.

Ablution or Wu'du Place cached an important part when the Baitul Mukarram was begun.

The height of these porticoes consists of three rabbit's foot shaped arches, the middle of which is bigger than the rest.

Two patios (roofless inner courtyard) ensure that enough light and air enter the prayer hall of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.