Have you ever taken on any project to improve or repair your home? If not, you could probably give it a try because DIY (do-it-yourself) projects are not only fun, they are self-satisfying, too. They also provide a rare opportunity for creativity, imagination and self-expression.

“The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all," — The Emperor, Mulan.

A gold maple leaf parted with its mother and glided down in a dancing motion to join its brethren on the ground; they all congregated at the base of their mother's trunk, as if waiting for something big and important to unravel.

Right after I became a mother, my mother was with me the first few months, and my husband was and continues to be a huge support, yet there were many days when I felt overwhelmed by the responsibilities which came along with our bundle of joy.

Perhaps there is not a single household left today in Bangladesh where at least one female member is not engrossed with soppy TV serials and their melodrama.

“Ceasar had perished from the world of men, had not his sword been rescued by his pen,” Marcus Valerius Martial Pens and their owners, with a flourish here and a twist there, have shaped history, spurred revolutions, formed nations, and created great works of art, with lasting effects on the collective human psyche.

The days were full of sunshine and laughter. Teachers in huge can-cans taught us, as if by magic. What they taught us was simple.

Our ancestors picked wild berries, hunted untamed animals, caught fish in lakes, and scooped up water from streams to quench their thirst and satiate their hunger.

Golden Age is when one dotes on one's grand-children and is polite and correct with one's son -in -law.

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...

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.

It is important to remember that the festivities of Eid are not just about our nearest and dearest, but serve also an opportunity to share the joy with all those who help us in our day to day lives.

Eid is almost here and there is a lot to be thankful for. First of all, the streets are going to be empty and for anyone living through countless hours of Dhaka traffic...

I grew up reading a lot of books. Reading is an old habit and a way for me to get away -- sometimes from problems, sometimes from reality and sometimes even from myself, and become immersed in a completely different world.

Lemon was always just lemon to me. When I lived in Bangladesh, I wasn't even aware of the difference between a lime and a lemon.

A bit of background – Ikhtisad Ahmed is a writer, playwright and poet. He is the author of Cryptic Verses and Requiem, two poetry collections...

“But didn't we just have Mother's Day?” some of you may be asking.

Have you ever taken a drive out of Dhaka? If you have then you will know that the highways in Bangladesh have more twists and turns

For all of my 20-something years, I have been a hopeless romantic. Give me all the romance novels and movies that there are and I will devour them with zeal and passion hitherto unknown, may God bless my tender heart!

The easiest thing to do was to enter the comforting land of denial.