Most of the ‘Jahaj Bari’, a ship-shaped ancient building in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar, has been demolished.

“Jahaj Bari” -- the ship-shaped building on Old Dhaka’s Chawk Circular Road famed for its aesthetic value -- was demolished on Wednesday night, the night of Eid-ul-Fitr.

According to the USG, the two-storey Jahaj Bari was built in the late 19th century to be used as a trading house. “It is probably the oldest trading house in the country,” Taimur Islam said. The ...

The owners of Jahaj Bari— a century-old building in the Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka—demolished the structure on Eid night, violating a High Court order; according to Urban Study Group (USG), an ...

Ranchi, March 11: Jahaj Kothi on Kanke Road, whose unconventional design used to attract curious visitors, is a shadow of its former self. The building, which resembles an aeroplane, used to attract a ...