#Perspective / Why rain and romance will always go together

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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.

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Fishy Delish

Marinate the hilsa pieces with salt and turmeric powder for 10 minutes. Take chopped onion, onion paste, mustard paste, red chilli powder, sugar, and 3 tablespoons of mustard oil together in a cooking bowl and mix them very well. Now put this paste over the hilsa
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Checkmate!

When it comes to fashion, the easiest way to go about is to keep it casual. Team a chequered shirt with a good pair of jeans, roll up the sleeves and add a watch/bracelet. Tuck in, layer with a sweatshirt and add a pair of glasses for a smart, but serious attitude.
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Just like animals

“It is a lovely thing we have, the animal instinct,” went the popular song from the ‘90s by The Cranberries.
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM

A visit to South Asia’s little Israel

In Kerala sits the idyllic port city of Kochi, the bustling and ever thriving capital and tourism hub of a region famed for beaches, forests, and backwater lagoons. The landscape of Kochi remains scattered with lagoons, far entrenched greenery and places of
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM

The City of Gardens, and Ajanta

Bangalore, now called Bengaluru, is the capital city of Karnataka in South India. The weather is relatively pleasant throughout the year, hence referred to as ‘the air conditioned city’. And because of several well planned parks and gardens within and outside the city, Bengaluru deserves to be called “the city of gardens.”
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Oasis under the grey clouds

But of course, monsoon is not without its nuances — the gloom and melancholy, the clogged-up roads, and the unfortunate floods.
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Francophone Montréal

It’s the second-largest francophone city in the world after Paris; it’s a slice of Europe in North America. It’s Montréal! The second-most populous city in Canada, Montréal is in the Québec province. Montréal, which means Mount Royal in English, is a city that bustles with tourists during the summer months.
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Fresh aromatic spices

Spices are important to creating flavourful food, and in their varying combinations, are often the main differentiating ingredient among cuisines of different regions.
6 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Radisson Blu Chattogram’s Eid Exciting Room Packages

Eid-ul-Azha is nearly here and Chattogram always a gets a bit of extra excitement during this festival. Radisson Blu Chattogram Bay View is all set to cater this extra happiness through offering delightful room packages.
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Fight against mosquitoes with mosquito repellent

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in all regions of WHO in recent years. Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes, mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and to a lesser extent, Ae. albopictus.
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

BETTER TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR BREAST CANCER

In 2007, Time magazine reported that 1 million women in the world will be diagnosed with breast cancer that year. The incidence is typically higher in developed nations and cities.
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Make food safe again

Eid-ul-Azha is just around the horizon. However, preservatives, various additives, tainted animal feed, and antibiotics have been inundated in the news, making people think twice about what’s on their plates on this holy occasion.
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

The Qurbani Eid tales

Eid-ul-Azha is a unique time of the year. On one hand, of course, is the religious aspect of it, where we commemorate the sacrifice prophets Ibrahim and Ismael was ready to make – an epic of a father and his son.
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

My herd and I

He is as muscular and burly as those men depicted in S M Sultan’s paintings. And usually bare-chested that showed much of his rough, weather-beaten skin, the resemblance is uncanny. For Sattar, after all, also faces the same hardships Sultan’s men faced and lives the lifestyle of a common villager.
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

A cut above: The Mirkadim breed of cows

But dig deeper, and you will realise Mirkadim is like no other. It is the home of Mirkadim cows, a distinct class in our livestock industry — the highly celebrated and premium, ‘Mirkadim er goru’.
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Yasmin Karachiwala’s Body Image

Bengal Wellbeing commenced its first ever fitness centre on 12 January, 2019 at the Innstar Limited building,
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Barbecuing this Eid

It makes a world of difference when you prepare your food beforehand, by which, we mean having all your food items in boxes, already marinated and made out in the desired shapes you want to.
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Affordable fashion with Cats Eye

Cats Eye has the perfect solution for formal and street fashion this summer. Be it the daily office, or a simple hangout, the designs from the brand are all well within modern trends.
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

The DESHI royals

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5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Kababs

MUTHI KABAB Punjabis are known for their distinctive cooking style and taste, and muthi kabab is a quintessential Punjabi dish. For all those who love to undertake different but extraordinary side dishes, I present you another effortless and easy side dish, muthi kabab. Serve hot with different kinds of dips.
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM