Staff Correspondent

The 25th Ramadan marks the last Friday prayers of the holy month of fasting this year.

Muslims observe the day as Jumatul Wida.

Devotees will throng Baitul Mokarram National Mosque and other mosques in the country to attend the Jumatul Wida observances.

Agencies

Education Day was observed across the country Wednesday with the demand for a pro-people education system.

A three day exhibition of the Holy Quran from Sep 18-20 will be held at Engr. Abdul Khaleque Auditorium of Chittagong Press Club, says  a press release.

Cultural Center of Iranina Embassy in collaboration with Iran-Bangladesh Friendship Society will organize the exhibition.

Bhorer Kagoj Eid Fashion

Staff Reporter

For the first time in port city, The Bhorer Kagoj in collaboration with ACT PLUS arranged an exceptional function to honor the fashion designers of Chittagong on Friday.

The function was cosponsored by Taher Group, Chowdhury Group and Kids Camp

Agency

Lord Krishna's birth anniversary or Janmastami was being celebrated on Sunday, marked by a public holiday, devotions and festivity.

Krishna Janmastami

Staff Correspondent

Lord Krishna's birth anniversary or Janmastami will be celebrated on Sunday, being marked by a public holiday.

According to the Hindu faith, Lord Krishna descended to this world some 5,500 years ago with a vow to establish love, truth and justice. Hindu devotees will celebrate the day of his 'birth' on earth with countrywide festivals.

The organisations have asked the state to recognise and support the puja as a national event.

Staff Correspondent

A three-day long border conference of Bangladesh Rifles and India's Border Security Force began in Dhaka Thursday, with a view to discuss a number of unresolved issues between the neighbouring countries.

Agency

The 67th death anniversary of Nobel Prize winning Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore was being commemorated throughout the country on Wednesday.

Desk Report

A weeklong international inter-university photography exhibition begins at the National Art Gallery at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday.

Cultural affairs adviser Rasheda K Choudhury will inaugurate the event, organised by the North South University Photography Club.

Forty-seven universities—30 local and 17 foreign universities—from 13 countries are set to participate in the exhibition that will showcase 502 works.

15th SAARC Summit

Staff Correspondent

Terrorism, food security and climate change are likely to top the agenda at the 15th Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation starting Saturday in Sri Lanka's capital, to be attended by the regional heads of states.

Magsaysay awards

REUTERS, MANILA - An Indian couple providing medical care and education to tribal people, a Philippine governor crippled by polio and an unconventional Japanese publisher are among winners of this year's Magsaysay awards, its foundation announced on Thursday.

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation named Prakash and Mandakini Amte for the community leadership award.

NAM ministerial confce

Desk Report

Agriculture adviser CS Karim, who is leading a Bangladesh delegation to the NAM Ministerial Conference in Tehran, has emphasised the present and future impact of climate change, a government statement said Wednesday.

SAARC Summit

Staff Correspondent

Bangladesh will raise issues such as food, energy, trade and climate change at the 15th SAARC summit in Colombo, an adviser said Monday.

California

The world's most famous bodybuilders gathered in Venice Beach in California to compete for the title of 'Mr and Mrs Muscle Beach' last week, The Telegraph reports.

Dhaka University vice chancellor Prof SMA Faiz inaugurated the 22nd annual gathering of Fobana at New York's Hilton Hotel on Friday, reports agency

The life of former Dhaka University teacher, philosopher and martyred intellectual, GC Dev, was celebrated on his birth centenary Friday by a colourful daylong programme at the university campus, reports bdnews24.com.