Turn heads this summer with bold party outfit choices

22 June 2026, 16:48 PM Fashion & Beauty
Celebrate vibrant Dhaka fashion by embracing sensual summertime styles like chocolate brown bodycon dresses and versatile black jersey numbers. These lightweight, breathable fabrics ensure boss ladies look chic while effortlessly conquering hot seasonal soirées.

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
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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

Text Neck: A rising epidemic

If you have a stiff neck and an unexplainable back pain, the reason for your discomfort may literally be on your fingertips.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

On the go make-up kit

Stuck in a gridlock, yet there are miles to go!
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Dress up or down, with a shirt

“On a shirt, every button has its own button-place. Fix a button elsewhere and your dressing goes crazy.”
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Prescription or over the counter

Dr Natasha Rea Harun, MBBS, explains why it is important to know the difference between prescriptioned and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Early Coinage of Bengal

There are many roads to the past: discovering and understanding history can be accomplished by many means, from digging up archaeological ruins to reading manuscripts. Another interesting way of unlocking history is through the study of coins.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

CNG all day, everyday!

One deals with CNGs whether one is going short distances or long. The one I had to deal with coming to office detoured four times...
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Nitya Upahar offers big discounts

Nitya Upahar is currently offering huge discounts for the month of August at their outlets located in Shahbagh and Mohammadpur.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

To play or not to play…

By the time a young gamer reaches his fifteenth birthday, he has already killed thousands of his so-called enemies.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Leelabali Lifestyle start their journey

Keeping the needs of women in mind, Leelabali Lifestyle has started their journey by opening a new showroom at Banani.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Floral arrangement interpreting the hanging

One of the most romanticised, and perhaps rightly so, elements of nature are the wild flowers, and people's attempts at arranging them to enhance the beauty of the originals.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Farnaz Alam's perfect contouring

Contouring is a technique that gives shape to an area of the face and enhances the facial structure through makeup.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Le Reve's Spring/Summer Collection

Last season's trending checks have become smaller and finer, while a focus on fabric structure and texture is apparent in the organic shapes and pinpoint asymmetrical effects.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Cookbooks for rookies

Cooking, like all other forms of art, is no rocket science; yet it requires passion, taste and a lot of practice. Nobody is going to become Matt Preston in a day but that being said, most amateur cooks do not usually know where to begin.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Our love for food

It probably will not surprise you to learn that Dhaka is now the 'fattest' city in Bangladesh. That does not mean we have wider streets but that the people walking down these streets are wider than in other cities.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Not just another lunch

Possibly my last lunch at O Kitchen/Holey Artisan Bakery.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Packed lunches

Although it is very tempting to have Fakhruddin's biryani or KFC’s chicken fry every day for lunch, it is surely taxing on the stomach. When any food item is deep fried, the quality of the item becomes less healthy and multiplies in caloric density. Most of the delicious food that we can ever think of either have too much oil in them or too much sugar! So, does it mean that we must have dull and drab food everyday and keep away the delicacies for special occasions? Not necessarily!
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Colours from lives unknown

Today is the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. It is not common knowledge that Bangladesh is home to about 35 ethnic communites, roughly consisting of 2.5 million people – 1.5 percent of the population.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

From a different kitchen

A piece of bamboo with a knot on one side is needed for cooking.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

'Tagore considered death a sequential journey'

For over three decades, Mita Haq has been enthralling audiences with her rendition of Tagore songs. Born in 1962, Mita Haq received training from maestros such as late Waheedul Haq, Dr. Sanjida Khatun and Ustad Mohammad Hossain Khan. She has 14 solo musical albums released from HMV and Visva Bharati Music Board, India, and 10 released in Bangladesh.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM

THIS WEEK'S HORRORSCOPE

This week you will get wet in the rain, but not feel it.
3 August 2016, 18:00 PM