Abul Basahr, a local shopkeeper has has seen the monks at Dharmarajika Buddhist monastery working for several social welfare activities, Al Jazeera reported. “The best thing they are doing is the distribution of iftar food to the poor people,” he said.

Local restaurant owner Harun Miah has been comissioned by the monastery to prepare ifar year after year, and he revealed that the menu included “potato chops, peyaju (onion tempura), beguni (eggplant tempura), chhola-boot (lentils), khejur (dates), muri (puffed rice), and jilapi (a sweet made of sugar syrup)”

300 poor Muslims receive this iftar care package from the monastery every year.

Buddhism was once the dominant faith in Bangladesh, until the 11th century rise of Islam. It is stil the third largest religion in Bangladesh.