Located in the middle of a tropical rain-forest, the surrounding trees near the mosque are inhabited by monkeys. This mosque is said to be the first and only mosque to be built in the Lawachara National Park. It was built and established on the 12th of December 1967 when the nation was known as East Pakistan. The sidewall of the culvert next to the mosque crumpled up in May 2017, heavily affecting transportation. On 28 March 2018, the mosque's imam, Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman Masum of Gobindpur, went missing and could not be found at the mosque. Mission Shakti  On 27 March 2019, India tested an anti-satellite weapon during an operation code named Mission Shakti (IAST; Śakti lit. ""Power""). The target of the test was a satellite present in a low Earth orbit, which was hit with a kinetic kill vehicle. The ASAT test utilized a modified anti-ballistic missile interceptor code-named Prithvi Defence Vehicle Mark-II which was developed under Project XSV-1. The test made India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to have tested an ASAT weapon. The test sparked concerns regarding the creation of space debris. The Indian government tried to address these concerns by saying that the debris generated from the test would not last for a long duration. India's successful demonstration of the ASAT capability is said to signify its ability to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missile. The ASAT weapon is meant to act as a deterrent. The Indian anti-satellite (ASAT) program utilized "spin off technologies" from Indian ABM systems. India is developing a multi-layered and multi-phased missile defence system to defend against hostile ballistic and cruise missiles. The exo-atmospheric interceptors meant to be used against ICBMs, which have lofted trajectories and fly at high altitudes, can also be used to intercept satellites. In response to threats posed by missile systems from China and Pakistan, India began to work on its BMD program in 1999. In 2006 and 2007, India tested its first exo atmospheric interceptor Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) and endo atmospheric interceptor Ashwin/Advanced Air Defence respectively. In 2009, India began to work a new exo atmospheric interceptor called "Prithvi Defense Vehicle" (PDV) similar to THAAD. India had begun work on an ASAT soon after the 2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test.