How colours define every festival in Bangladeshi culture
Fashion & Beauty
Nayeem Ashraf returns to build Bangladesh culinary industry
Food & Recipes
How SHAPE is redefining lingerie for women in Bangladesh
26 March 2026, 21:51 PM
Fashion & Beauty
Empower your daily routine with SHAPE’s seamless bras, specifically engineered by Monoshita Ayruani for South Asian bodies. This Dhaka-based brand prioritizes inclusive sizing and skin-tone-accurate shades like coffee, ensuring ultimate comfort and invisible confidence.
5 best quick getaways from Dhaka for your Eid holiday
Travel
Explore top Dhaka day trips like Panam City, Moinot Ghat, and Netrokona’s China Clay Hills. These scenic Bangladesh destinations offer historic colonial architecture, traditional Muktagacha Monda sweets, and serene river views for a perfect getaway.
Heritage Bengali foods return to everyday tables with modern twist
26 March 2026, 21:13 PM
Food & Recipes
Swap fried iftar snacks for fresh healthy salads
2 March 2026, 16:23 PM
Food & Recipes
Is chicken haleem even haleem?
26 February 2026, 14:54 PM
Food & Recipes
6 refreshing drinks you can make at home during Ramadan
16 February 2026, 19:39 PM
Food & Recipes
Stay fit this Eid without skipping your favourite foods
18 March 2026, 06:08 AM
Health & Fitness
Manage holiday weight gain during Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha celebrations with mindful eating strategies. Prioritize fiber-rich vegetables and protein over carbohydrates, choose water over sugary sodas, and enjoy short walks to support healthy digestion.
Why you should eat dates every day even after Ramadan
18 March 2026, 03:49 AM
Health & Fitness
Ramadan Reset: Breaking the Shackles of Sugar Addiction
12 March 2026, 19:15 PM
Health & Fitness
Expert tips to stay fit and healthy throughout holy Ramadan
9 March 2026, 09:07 AM
Health & Fitness
Snoring at night? Low vitamin D might be playing a role
23 February 2026, 13:57 PM
Health & Fitness
Want a healthy iftar? Ditch the sugary sweets for these options
19 February 2026, 14:41 PM
Health & Fitness
Mosabbir Alok Nibash giving cancer patients a home
19 February 2026, 14:32 PM
Health & Fitness
Science explains why dancing is a powerful tool against depression
19 February 2026, 14:03 PM
Health & Fitness
How gastritis affect fasting during Ramadan, and what helps
16 February 2026, 19:16 PM
Health & Fitness
#Perspective / The tragic fate of stray animals in Japan Garden City
23 November 2024, 05:20 AM
Life & Living
Navigating Dhaka's Eid shopping scene on a budget
28 March 2024, 08:36 AM
Lifehacks
My Dhaka / Comrade, give me a cup!
30 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
The stray animals of Dhaka need you this winter
Learn essential ways to help stray animals in crowded streets like Dhaka survive the cold winter. Provide safe food and fresh water, seek adoption opportunities, and actively prevent abuse. Community involvement ensures better stray animal care.
8 December 2025, 09:57 AM
Elevate your winter wardrobe with chic neo-saree glamour
Discover the essential saree trends dominating Dhaka's festive fashion. The modern neo saree features stunning ruffles and pleats, offering unmatched Bengali style for winter events. Learn how to style black, emerald, and pastel ruffled sarees chicly.
8 December 2025, 09:57 AM
How people-pleasing and false urgency are holding us back at work
Workplace culture in Dhaka shows people pleasing, false urgency, identity struggles, and declining meaning at work. The piece urges authentic leadership from any position, promoting balance, purpose, and bottom up influence to drive systemic change.
7 December 2025, 09:03 AM
Is this the wildlife experience we want? Mirpur Zoo is failing its animals
Daisy’s emaciated escape from Mirpur Zoo exposed severe neglect, highlighting chronic welfare failures, outdated facilities, weak enforcement, and growing outrage urging urgent reform to address systemic cruelty within Bangladesh’s captive wildlife system and ensure accountability.
7 December 2025, 09:03 AM
How newlyweds can craft a warm, stylish corner at their home
An essential milestone for a newlywed couple's life is designing a distinctive home décor that represents their preferences. Perhaps you would like to use a sofa with a vibrant design or an extravagant table as the centrepiece. Maybe your goal is to turn one area of your new house into a haven of comfort: a lobby.
7 December 2025, 08:56 AM
Baitul Mamur Jam-e-Mosque: A prayer space amidst the greenery of Lakshmipur
Located amidst a lush landscape, the Baitul Mamur Jam-e-Mosque is a captivating architectural landmark in Lakshmipur. The mosque stands as an iconic structure, as its unique arched roof catches the eye of passers-by.
6 December 2025, 10:10 AM
Domestic violence doesn’t have a gender
A man’s hidden domestic abuse unfolds on his anniversary, exposing Bangladesh’s overlooked male victims. National data shows widespread violence against men, urging greater awareness, compassion, and equal protection so survivors can seek safety without stigma.
6 December 2025, 10:10 AM
US widens travel ban to more than 30 countries
Says US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
5 December 2025, 16:41 PM
Step back in time with a classic falooda at Liberty Drink House
Relive nostalgia at Liberty Drink House in Chattogram New Market. Try their legendary falooda and fruit salad, made with original recipes since 1964.
4 December 2025, 10:02 AM
The tragic reality behind the glorification of the ‘tortured artist’
The tortured artist myth wrongly glorifies suffering as creative fuel, ignoring mental health realities. True creativity thrives without misery, and romanticising pain harms artists by discouraging help, misguiding young creators, and overshadowing genuine talent today
4 December 2025, 09:55 AM
Lying about your age in Bangladesh? You’re not alone, we all do it!
Bangladesh’s habit of altering birthdates fuels lifelong confusion in education, jobs, healthcare, and legal rights, normalising dishonesty. False ages delay medical tests, limit opportunities, and create a cycle where inaccurate DOBs shape identity and records.
4 December 2025, 09:50 AM
Do we care about animal cruelty? Bangladesh’s disturbing reality
A mother dog’s tragedy in Pabna highlights Bangladesh’s growing desensitisation to animal cruelty, weak law enforcement, and fleeting social media outrage. Experts link abuse to emotional dysfunction, poor accountability, and ignored welfare laws, revealing neglect.
4 December 2025, 09:39 AM
Planning a trip to St Martin’s Island? Here’s how to get the travel pass
Only 2,000 visitors allowed per day as island reopens for two months
2 December 2025, 06:47 AM
Power suits are back and bolder than ever
Modern power dressing blends confidence, identity and style as women embrace updated suits, bold prints and rich jewel tones. Contemporary pantsuits transition from boardroom to casual wear, offering chic cuts, versatile fabrics and empowering outfits.
1 December 2025, 10:01 AM
Saint Martin’s Island: Tourist season with overnight stays begins tomorrow
Passenger vessels will start operating on the island route on the same day
30 November 2025, 14:12 PM
What Bangladesh’s forgotten trees tell us about nature’s fragility
Swedish-American designer Jacob Thomas created Plants of Bangladesh, a visual guide shaped by decades in local forests. Documenting thousands of species, he encourages simple plant identification, nature appreciation, and public awareness vital for Bangladesh’s conservation.
30 November 2025, 13:13 PM
Bangladeshi poet Amaya Rahman launches ‘Tears of a Flower’
Amaya Rahman’s debut poetry collection Tears of a Flower explores mental health and major Bangladeshi events, including the July uprising and Milestone plane crash, blending personal grief with social commentary to inspire young readers and spark national dialogue.
30 November 2025, 10:00 AM
Stop falling for fake old money trends online
Modern fashion chases an old money aesthetic without understanding its heritage, mistaking trends for identity. True style comes from authenticity, quality, and confidence, proving timeless elegance arises from lived truth rather than influencer-driven performance today.
29 November 2025, 05:18 AM
What makes bystanders ignore someone in danger?
Dhaka’s bystander effect highlights how fear, legal concerns, and social pressure hinder emergency response. Strengthening awareness, clear intervention, and responsible action can break crowd apathy, improve public safety, and encourage individuals to step in during critical moments.
27 November 2025, 12:06 PM
Sea breeze, moon-boats and silent shores — Teknaf in November
November reveals Marine Drive’s best beauty, with serene Teknaf beaches, colourful moon boats, live fishing, emerald hills, and golden paddy fields. A quiet scooter ride along Cox’s Bazar offers a unique, crowd-free coastal travel experience.
27 November 2025, 11:59 AM