#Perspective / Why rain and romance will always go together

15 June 2026, 14:10 PM Life & Living
Embrace the nostalgic magic of monsoon in Bangladesh through a beautifully narrative perspective. This text captures how raindrops inspire romance, prompting a youthful lover to choose a stunning white saree before meeting her paramour.

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

Healthy lifestyle can prevent kidney disease: experts

Unhealthy lifestyle leads to increase in kidney ailment as Bangladesh is hugely suffering from the disease due to rapidly changed food habit and way of life, health experts say.
9 March 2017, 13:22 PM

THIS WEEK'S HORRORSCOPE

You will finally meet your match at Level 6, Bashundhara City.
8 March 2017, 18:00 PM

The simpler things in life

I wake early. When I hear the call of the muezzin and the first soft sounds of birds chirping, I go to my window to see the sun rise.
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Travels that make souls wiser

When I watched the Bollywood flick, “Zindagi na milegi dobara” for the first time, I like a lot of others, fell in love with Spain and with the idea of travel changing my life.
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Children and consumerism

We live and breathe in a consumerist world, a world where participating in the rat race is becoming the norm often at the expense of spending quality time in the company of people we love most.
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Bibi Russell and her Gamchha creations

She was never considered the typical Bangladeshi model; with supernatural height almost touching the 6 feet mark, lanky and dark skinned, most of her countrymen turned their backs on her.
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

FAMILY FIRST!

They are the people God has chosen for us; a close circle where love, trust and dependability prevails no matter what.
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Leading ladies

Art masterpieces are always the tell-tale consequence of passion, so are exclusives art collections. Nadia Samdani proves these words to be overtly true by being recognised as one of the most coveted art collectors in the world.
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Getting calcium-rich

The element that takes the atomic number 20, calcium is essential for all living beings.
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Thank God It's FrIday

Rings, earrings, pendants-- something for everyone to make one that's your own style and not someone else's.
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

CHECK IT OUT

Wedding is a big event, and in Bangladesh, it is split into several ceremonies. For the newly married couple, the events pose the important question of what to wear and what overall look to flaunt.
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Celebrating Womanhood

We are almost always endorsing some institution, organisation or business. But how many times do we give support to the leading ladies in our lives when they pretty much deserve shout-outs from rooftops?
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

The Light Bearer of Hope

Most Bangladeshi Facebook users are familiar with the name GMB Akash. Anyone who has seen his posts have surely been mesmerised by the way he captures the poignant tales behind the lives of the many survivor's existent in our city. The way he narrates each of his picture stories reveals his familiarity with the subject and his deep-rooted compassion for their problems.
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

THIS WEEK'S HORRORSCOPE

An eleven-headed man will say hi. Don't respond to his advances.​
1 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Ottoman architecture, architect Sinan

Istanbul, the city that straddles the continents Europe and Asia, and one of the major cities of Turkey located in its Marmara region, is a phenomenal bridge between the eastern and the western. Istanbul was known as Constantinople or polis for a long time even after the Ottoman conquest in 1453.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Paprii.com- fresh flowers everyday

Paprii.com, an online flower delivery service launched at the end of July 2016, is the brainchild of Kazi Fouzia Hossain.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

The land of the dragon, and fiery rhododendrons

When I read Tagore's “Shesher Kobita' near the end of my school life, its main theme did not dawn on me. I was entranced.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Velvet Dreams

Velvet was not only seen as a fancy garment preferred by the rich and the famous on important occasions but also as a religious vestment and an essential fabric for luxurious interior furnishings.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Fantastic Recreational Activities and Where to Find Them

Over the past few years, Dhaka's food scene has erupted with success, with tons of food stores entering the market and prospering.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Guide to Buying and Maintaining Cars

Recently, I was reading an article about a man who put in a handsome amount of money to buy a car which was identical to the car he was forced to sell back in college to pay off his tuition fee.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM