Taal (Palmyra Palm) is a quintessential summer fruit for Bengalis. Whether consumed in its unripe form or as the sap of the ripe fruit, taal or palm has a wide range of uses in Bangladeshi cuisine, from simple summer drinks to varied desserts. The following are some recipes that are simple to follow but produce delectable results.   

Paying taxes is considered a civic duty and doing so, is a stringent requirement of the law of every country as well. In Bangladesh, the National Board of Revenue or NBR is the governing body that oversees the collection of taxes and revenues. Every year, 30 November is commemorated as National Income Tax Day and it also marks the last date by which you have to report your earnings to the NBR by submitting your tax return memos to them.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s humanitarian organisation, Being Human, has helped thousands of people over the years with access to healthcare and education.

Hawaiian shirts, also known as Aloha shirts, have long been known as the most popular holiday outfit for their breezy fabric and bold patterns and colours that cater to the free-spirited. They are fun and unbound and scream summer. Not just a holiday outfit, Hawaiian shirts can be flaunted as dapper attire at any summer outing. However, just as exotic as they look, these shirts can make you look ridiculous at the same time if worn wrongly. As your fashion guide, we have listed down the top 5 classy looks you can pull off with a Hawaiian shirt.

The heat and humidity of the season calls for some lightweight cotton pants, which allow the skin to breathe, while also making you look chic. Enter chinos: a special type of military pants made of a light and airy material, twill cotton, that ensures maximum comfort during the hotter days.

Have you stopped to realise how wonderful this year has been in the entertainment sphere of the country? Indeed, from music to movies, and from web series to vlogs, artists from a plethora of fields rose up to offer numerous splendid performances. It seems, arguably after quite some time, people have started to really talk about Bangla movies, series, etc., thanks to the Blender’s Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards 2021

With global names like Netflix, HBO, Disney, and Amazon investing heavily in the concept, it is inevitable that local names like Chorki, Hoichoi, Binge, Bongo etc., will continue to flourish equally. As the ecosystem continues to grow, we have numerous questions that come into our minds, such as how much OTT has actually affected the overall entertainment industry, what its future outlook may be, and whether there will be any negative impact, as is usual with any swiftly expanding user platform.

The evening of 3 September 2022 witnessed an exclusive event as luminaries graced the Blender’s Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards 2021 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center, Dhaka. Four amazing personalities, Sunerah Binte Kamal, Rafsan Sabab, Naziba Basher, and Yash Rohan were hosts of the evening. The team of emcees added elegance and humour to the occasion with their gorgeous outfits and clever conversations.      All their attires were from MEHER by Samina Sara, a high-end clothing label. Samina Sara put a lot of thought into designing the outfits for the hosts, and the inspiration behind each of these was beautifully executed.

With the rest of the entertainment world riding the high wave of OTT platforms responsible for enticing and nail-biting series, Bangla entertainment has its own colours to show and already holds an exciting place in the future. Directors, being the painter of this new era and the frontrunners of storytelling, have gone beyond the point of making a name for themselves. In other words, the new rave generated by Chorki and Hoichoi has opened doors for creators like Sukorno Shahed Dhiman and Ashfaque Nipun to make binge-worthy content which leaves their viewers and fans craving for more.

Digital content creators all around the world have been making vlogs ever since social media became popular. In Bangladesh, the current scenario is full of creators who are often placed under an umbrella term — influencers — putting up a wide array of content trying to catch the attention of netizens, one post at a time.

There comes a time when you come across a story that is riveting enough to leave you pondering how brutal life can be. Khachar Bhitor Ochin Pakhi is one such film that sends chills down the spine of viewers while staying true to its story and characters. Speaking of the characters, the protagonist of the story is played by Tama Mirza, a national award winner. Being a versatile artist from the get-go, Tama breaks down her process on how she knocked it out of the part through her character of Pakhi.

One of the most talented and beloved actors of this generation, Tasnia Farin, has been gracing us with her amazing and versatile works like the Zee5 show, ‘Ladies & Gentlemen,’ for which she won the award of Best Actor (Female) at the Blender’s Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards 2021. We caught up with her to have an enchanting conversation about her expectations, struggles, and what’s in store for her in the future.

Chanchal Chowdhury's stellar performance in Taqdeer shows just how magnificent he can be in convincing the audience about his character. The result is a thoroughly gripping web series on the OTT platform, Hoichoi. This performance earned him the Best Actor (male) award in the popular category, in the Blender's Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards 2021. 

“Nadir On The Go” is a popular YouTube channel, maintained by Nadir — a Bangladeshi documenting travelogues since 2016, as he visits different cities across the globe. Recently, Nadir won the Best Content Creator award in the Travel Vlog category at the Blender’s Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards 2021.

The longest watch in the history of monarchy ended with Queen Elizabeth II, on September 8, 2022. Over her 70 years of reign, the sovereign gave us aeons of fashion statements that are worth remembering and conversing about. All through these years, we have seen the queen be regal, modest and yet modern at the same time. Throughout her reign, Elizabeth remained loyal to British designers, Norman Hartnell and Stewart Parvin. Today, in this article we will be looking at the 5 iconic fashion outfits of the queen.

Queen Elizabeth II was not quite the Queen of Hearts due to the royal lifestyle and protocols that she had to follow, which prohibited her from getting too close to society. Yet, it did not mean she was distant from her own in her personal life. Queen Elizabeth II had the utmost respect for her husband of 73 years, Prince Philip for which she was encouraged to pen a memorable speech on their 50th marriage anniversary, on November 20, 1997.

Have you stopped to realise how wonderful this year has been in the entertainment sphere of the country? From music to movies, and from web series to vlogs, artistes from a plethora of fields rose up to offer numerous splendid performances. It seems, arguably after quite some time, people have started to really talk about Bangla movies, series, etc. Meanwhile, another phenomenon which has been happening simultaneously is how, in recent times, we have embraced Bangla content in the digital media. All these set the stage for an award show, a gala event paying tribute to those who are pushing the envelope for Bangla content in the digital world. Therefore, the Blender’s Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards 2021 came into being. The event was held on 3 September, 2022 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC). And hence, featuring the event, Star Lifestyle presents this brief look into what your favourite artists featuring in all the content you are now raving about.

Children will test your patience in more ways than one, and on more days than one. They will squabble, irritate others, eat more sweets than necessary, get terrified of doctors and darkness, and so on and so forth. And for all these diverse problems under the sky, parents have but one solution: lecture. But is having a lecture for each incident all that handy? Research says, storytelling is a better option.

Imagine loving a baby to bits, being able to spoil them rotten but then having the liberty to hand their squalling faces to parents and breeze a carefree goodbye — sounds enviable? Because it is. Sometimes, it truly seems as if aunts have the best of both worlds. With all the fun but without the daily mundane responsibilities, aunts are the first links for children between family and the real world.

Pop icon Kim Kardashian posted before and after pictures of her contouring trick one decade ago, and the makeup world is still thanking her. The stage makeup technique has been a good friend to artists all over the world, and now, hairstylists have come up with hair contouring methods, which aim to define facial contours with tactically placed highlights and colouring techniques. What’s more, there’s one for each face shape so there’s room on the bandwagon for everyone.