Shababa Rashid champions authentic beauty in social media’s filter era

24 May 2026, 20:19 PM Fashion & Beauty
Redefine beauty standards with Dhaka makeup artist Shababa Rashid of AnewMakeover. Rejecting artificial digital filters, this innovative stylist champions natural skin texture, tropical climate realities, and soft glam enhancements that empower clients to embrace authenticity.

5 epic destinations in Asia that won’t cost a fortune

Discover budget-friendly Asian travel destinations from Bangladesh, exploring Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand to experience breathtaking landscapes, vibrant culture, and world-class street food while creating unforgettable memories without breaking your bank account.

Your favourite snacks may be loaded with hidden salt

11 June 2026, 10:56 AM Health & Fitness
Control dietary sodium with insights from Dr Chowdhury Tasneem Hasin of Continental Hospital. Reducing hidden salt in processed snacks prevents hypertension and silent kidney damage, protecting the heart health of young adults across Bangladesh.
The colourful cauliflowers of Bangladesh
6 February 2023, 02:17 AM Life & Living Multimedia
Shankha Dasgupta: Meet the genius behind Guti
1 February 2023, 12:48 PM Life & Living
Despite charging fees, needs of passengers neglected
23 January 2023, 04:33 AM Life & Living Multimedia

The Eatery’s Brazilian affair

Four Points by Sheraton Dhaka was the place to be for an unforgettable Brazilian gustatory evening last week.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Black seed oil capsule Aliksir now available in Bangladesh

Punava Limited, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical company Renata Limited, has launched the black seed oil capsule Aliksir recently. The launching event was held at Asgar Ali Hospital in Dhaka.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Water wars of summer

The only way to cool off is either locking your friends and yourself up in a room to watch a movie, talk or indulge in iced cool treats. But what if there was one more way to cool off and included tonnes of water, fun and the tiniest bit of physical work?
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Sharmila BasuThakur — the legend

Working with lifestyle journalism for over five years now, I believe I can confess to falling in love with the entire set-up. Some may abruptly brush off this special sort of reporting as laid-back, all about fluff and fleeting, but I contend to reason otherwise.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Microwave baking: beginners’ mode

It’s hard not to fall in love with the microwave these days. And how could it be? It helps us out on our laziest days, making cooking and baking both easier and quicker.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Nature’s rhapsody a story in six seasons

“How do seasons change?” And on philosophical lines — “Why?”
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

ROMANO launches body sprays in Bangladesh

An international male grooming brand from Vietnam, ROMANO, has been launched for the very first time in Bangladesh.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Bproperty launches RentalCast

To further simply the lives of tenants and landlords, both residential and commercial, Bproperty has been busy with their latest focus, Rental Services. Bproperty, Bangladesh’s one-stop real estate service provider, has been working around the clock to improve how people look and advertise all this property.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Solid surfaces

A man-made wonder, solid surfaces are what’s hot for 2019’s furniture and interior solutions.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Himalayan Airlines to begin Kathmandu-Dhaka flight from Monday

Himalayan Airlines, one of the private carriers of Nepal is going to commence Kathmandu-Dhaka-Kathmandu direct flight.
20 July 2019, 09:43 AM

How we survive Dhaka without really thinking about it (as told by bideshis)

Every day, us Dhaka residents (and from every other Bangladeshi city) do not realise how close we come to death, mutilation and further death. Only when you hang out with a bideshi do you take in the magnitude of the possibility that the end is so near. We are
18 July 2019, 18:00 PM

The passage of the Animal Welfare Bill 2019: Only the beginning

On July 7, I was in the auditorium of the Bangladesh national parliament house, holding my breath, squeezing my colleague’s hand, and bursting in excitement when the deputy Speaker took votes and passed the new bill. From the time the cabinet approved the draft
18 July 2019, 18:00 PM

This Week's Horrorscope

Pry open the doors to the future. Which is bleak.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Rickshaw Art by Protibha: Where Your Purchase Makes a Difference

The crude artwork on the back plates of rickshaws plying the rural and urban streets in Bangladesh, with their vivid colour combinations have grabbed attentions for a long time now. But as society’s tastes did not favour this particular form of art and its artists,
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Uber launches road safety campaign in Bangladesh

With an aim to raise awareness around this critical issue, Uber has launched a road safety campaign in Bangladesh. The month-long campaign was kicked off through a video post by brand ambassador and number one all-rounder in the world of cricket, Shakib Al Hasan.
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Italian extravaganza at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden

Italy — cars, fashion and cuisine; the perfect amalgamation of class. While not all of them can be enjoyed within the realms of home, Italian food lovers can enjoy the very best of Italian cuisine this season.
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Lymphoma treatment: Targeted therapies and immunotherapy

Lymphoma is the most common form of blood cancers in adults — one in 50 people will develop lymphoma in their lifetime. As populations age, lymphoma will become increasingly common and indeed, the incidence of lymphoma has been steadily increasing over the past 15 years.
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Handling anxiety attacks

Now, these symptoms are a vague description of what can be happening to a person since everyone feels a different version of it and on different scales. However, they give us a rough idea of when we can term a behaviour as an anxiety or panic attack. Both physical and emotional symptoms can occur simultaneously during an attack, leaving a person even more frightened.
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM

A cheesemaker with a message

Times are changing. No longer will any food enthusiast be puzzled with an offer of something that is made by pouring bacteria into it. Not only will they say a resounding yes, the follow-up selection of dishes and food may overwhelm even the inquirer. Having said that, cheese certainly takes the top slot in this line-up as a delicious dairy goodness boasting of complex flavours.
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Most influential gadgets of all time

Children growing up these days, or in fact, the early 2000’s, have had the wonderful opportunity to grow up with things that we, the so-called ‘Gen Next’ could only dream of, or see on TV. Where once it was amazingly cool to see a talking black car, that same feature is now so commonplace that it borders on sheer annoyance.
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM