Jamaat leader Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has claimed that poverty could be eradicated from Bangladesh within three to four years if Zakat were officially collected and managed. He proposed mobilizing Zakat funds from across the Muslim world to create massive employment opportunities. For example, he suggested that if a youth were given Tk 500,000 from Zakat funds to run 10 small food carts, each could employ 10 people, generating Tk 700–800 in daily profits and Tk 90,000 monthly income for the owner. “This way, thousands of crores could be mobilized for nationwide employment,” Taher said, also praising the sacrifices of expatriates in past movements.