Munira Fidai

Desserts are unavoidable, and quite frankly, irresistible. For diabetics with a sweet tooth and for those who prefer their desserts very mildly sweetened, here are three sumptuous after-meal treats that will fill your soul without hurting your body.

Eid-ul-Azha is around the corner, and food buffs who enjoy the festival have no doubt already chosen their traditional favourites to experiment when the meat comes in. However, people nowadays have had so much exposure to different cuisines that the meat loving heart can no longer restrict itself to only biryani and beef rezala, even during Qurbani.

Launched for the youth and keeping their unbounded energy in mind, TAAGA has inspired the younger fashion enthusiasts over the years, to no end. Where Aarong is a more mature mother brand, TAAGA is the impulsive, joyful sub-brand that is always experimenting and flying out of her comfort zone. This time too, TAAGA’s Eid drop is eclectic, daring and classy, much like its wearers. Inspired by the latest street fashion trends, TAAGA’s new collection has a lot going for it, from geometric to abstract prints and patterns.

Seldom have brands fit into consumers’ lives as seamlessly as Aarong, and no Eid is ever complete without a few choice pieces from the local brand that has now made its mark in the USA, UK, Australia, Germany, UAE and Singapore too. With 25 retail outlets across Bangladesh, Aarong has become a household name known for its employment of rural artisans in its manufacturing processes, its high-quality products and it’s refreshing take on ethnic patterns. Its latest Eid collection is no exception.

Bangladeshi weavers and artisans are a powerhouse of talent and creativity. Although especially known for their Nakshi Kantha needlework, they excel at most other traditional, artistic forms of stitching as well. Four old friends, Shirajum Munira, Fardous Ahmed, Rahmatul Alam and Nusrat Jahan, recognised the strength in this ancient heritage and instantly knew what they had to do, to lend due recognition and visibility to artisans and their work. They decided to form SutarKabbo, an establishment where rural craftswomen would be trained to create quality handicrafts and sustain their livelihoods through their skills.

Sumaya Khan, the name and creative brains behind the illustrious clothing brand, Sumaya Khan Couture, has diversified. Taking her apparel brand a notch further in the style game, the talented designer has recently launched her own handcrafted leather footwear collection, Aynaghor.

Maliha Fairooz has toured and explored the world through the eyes of a young, Bangladeshi, Muslim woman. At 31, Maliha has travelled to 97 countries on her Bangladeshi passport and will soon travel to her 100th destination.

Summer, particularly monsoon, serves as the perfect time to take that dream holiday and resorts around Bangladesh are pulling out every lucrative offer in their books to lure customers out of their homes and into their luxurious facilities. Here are some exciting and irresistible resort offers in Bangladesh for summer 2022 for your vacation.

Feng means ‘air’ and Shui means ‘water’ and according to Taoist vision, Chi is the understanding that the land (wood, fire, earth, metal and water) is alive and buzzing with energy. Together, Feng Shui believes in harnessing the energies of the environment to bring good luck, health, and positive energy into living spaces and thereby, into lives.

The Baagh Eco Taxi is the first eco-friendly electric three-wheeler autorickshaw to get approval from BRTA to run in Dhaka. It will go into production as early as July 2022, with a manufacturing capacity of 5000 units per month. It runs on electrical charge as opposed to oil or gas, leaving a much smaller carbon footprint on the environment. Solar panels installed on its roof will lend it additional mileage when battery charge runs low.

If you are a fashion enthusiast in Bangladesh, there is no way you are not aware of Tenzing Chakma and his gorgeous fashion creations.

Clean eating is now more important than ever if you want skin and hair that lights up a room.

On 18 May, 2022. A young woman was physically assaulted for her attire at the Narsingdi station while on her way to Dhaka to sit for an exam.

Termites, cockroaches and other pests like mosquitoes, ticks, rats and mice are very common in summer

While it is ultimately your work ethic and qualifications that will get you the job, wearing the right colours can at least get you that coveted second interview.

Although the colour is versatile and serves as the most beautiful backdrop to any shade on the spectrum, one style that is currently topping the fashion charts is the combination of white on white.

Done quite chunky, block heels are the perfect transition back to the mighty heel. An ultimate marriage of comfort, class and sheer wearability, chunky clogs are in this season although they can be a little tricky to pair.

Today is Mother’s Day and as we scramble to buy last minute gifts for all the mother figures in our lives, let us pause and ask ourselves frankly — at a time when postpartum depression is at its peak, workplaces are especially unforgiving to women who have just given birth, and the immediate family scene is replete with taunts about being a “good mother”, is an engraved pendant or a spa session enough to make mothers happy?

After a hiatus enforced by the pandemic, the Met Gala 2022 saw celebrities come back to the MMA enveloped in trains, statement jewellery and headpieces of their own interpretation of gilded glamour.

Where Ramadan is a time to get closer to our religion through abstinence and discipline, more often than not, sleep and routine disruptions cause crankiness and low productivity levels during fasting.