She was the first woman in her village Boro Tajpur to have completed matriculation and move to Kolkata for pursuing higher education. When the everyday commute to the heart of Kolkata and got too difficult, her family a decided to send her to Dhaka to stay with her brother Abdul Bari and continue her college education. A decision that changed her life, forever!

Although it is hard finding places in the enormous Jamuna Future Park, Garlic 'n Ginger draws you in with its big letters on a wooden sign. It is a unique multicuisine restaurant with exceptional dishes, breath-taking interiors, and impeccable service. Garlic 'n Ginger started with a vision to become a local brand that can compete toe to toe with the foreign franchises in the country in terms of taste and quality. “We

Come summer, it's time to stock up on pickles! So, don't lose this opportunity to add a jar of lip-smacking pickle to your store.

Passport is one form of identity. One may also be quick to relate nationality to the use of currency. Yet, most people miss the link between our individuality on a world scale, and how it is represented by little ambassadors of every nation — postage stamps!

Nine months, which undeniably felt much longer than they were, had passed and thousands of lives had been lost. The lionhearted freedom fighters who had been in constant battle for days and nights persevered with every ounce of strength and courage they had left in them. Their resilience and unity had managed to weaken the nerves of the enemy to a significant extent and when the Indian forces joined

Only recently, as International Women's Day was observed throughout the world; the demise of freedom fighter Ferdousi Priyabhashini just two days before the day we celebrated womanhood, and the preparation to commemorate our Independence Day within a few days create both a sense of loss and joy in our hearts and minds.

There is no denying the fact that money really can buy happiness. Beggars smile on receiving 15 taka. A mistress smiles when given a 1500-taka box of chocolates. A public official smiles after receiving a 15,000-taka gift of cold hard bank notes. A genuine, crinkly-eyed smile denotes happiness. Money buys that happiness. In this day of instant like-fuelled gratification, we want it now. But the quick way is almost always a scam. Take another person's misery and turn it into money.

Huddled inside a lavvu, a Sami tent, around a blazing pinewood fire, we binged on coffee and “almost homemade cake”—almost because Knut, our guide for the night, bought the chocolate cake with coconut and sugar dusted on top from a store and sliced it in the kitchen at his home! We learnt from him about the Sami. Historically known as Laps or Laplanders, they are the natives inhabiting, primarily...

Growth comes at a price and you can't afford it.

Homechef is the only online platform in Bangladesh where you can order food online by checking out the recipes first. Over 700 chefs from Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna and Sylhet are a part of this online platform, with 900+ menus available for home order and 1650+ recipes shared.

While Pinterest and Instragram already have us gazing in awe over the Spring 2018 fashion trends, prints are making their own headlines and creating buzz on social media. And rightfully so!

Fashion house Megh has brought their latest collection of panjabis, saris, children's frocks, and t-shirts to celebrate the upcoming

When it comes to diet, the phrase “maach-e bhaat-e Bangali” just will not do. As tempting as it is to have some rice and curry you

To celebrate the spirit of Women's Day, Häfele Bangladesh had a small event at their Dhaka Design Centre on March 6, 2018. This event

“As we evolve, our homes should too”- with this belief, three friends, Farzana, Kashfia and Sabreen (with an educational background of

For this month of March, Kumudini Handicrafts is offering discounts from 10 to 25 percent on various products. Their key attraction, the

Amari Dhaka brings home the best of the exotic flavours from Thailand from March 15 to 24, 2018. This special Thai promotion, called 'My Thai', will feature exciting Thai delicacies from Amari's newest Thai Chef- Nuttaput Tai.

The Young at Heart Someone else, not foreign and also past forty, said the opposite, which was that older people should put aside all

Ingredients 3 cups basmati rice, cooked 200gm vermicelli

Tackling the mobile menace I felt I needed a break, a break from my routine life. I called up a childhood friend who lives in New York City and arranged a weekend trip to her place.