Momos are a delicacy that have been around for some time, and recently became a hit in Dhaka. With its roots in Nepal...

The chronicle of soup is as primordial as the history of cooking. The art of combining various ingredients to create nutritious, easily digestible food is a well appreciated one.

From an outside perspective, weddings here in Bangladesh appear to be the epitome of glamour – and they are. In comparison to Western...

Rewind back a decade or two and you would see that Dhaka's rooftops were full of life. Afternoons would be spent lounging around on them, chatting with neighbours or playing badminton.

After finishing her schooling from AISD, Hyder was on her way to Bentely University in Boston. Although she got an undergraduate degree in Management and Marketing...

How often do you go to a coffee shop here to sit by yourself, have a quiet cup of coffee and maybe read a book or catch up with some work?

The power of makeup is fascinating. A few simple tricks and tools elevate a person's look to a whole new level, allowing him or her to explore multiple facets of their personality.

Her feeble steps sunk deep into the ground, moistened by the overnight shower. The soles of the feet reddened by the 'alta' and the silver anklet now covered with mud, she felt irritated by the damp clay that penetrated through the gap of her toes.

Early morning in Shankhari Bazaar imparts a sense of calm, mingled with a hint of festivity, in every visitor.

Monsoon has finally bid farewell, making way for clear blue skies and parades of 'brilliant-white' clouds. Far below them, wild bushes of kans flower - 'kash phool' - have started to grow here and there. And like those parades of brilliant clouds high up in the skies, tiny fragments of 'kash phool' float about in the air around us.

But this is hardly the case. Board games can be tons of fun and a great way to truly reconnect with friends and family. They are also the perfect way to unwind and unplug from the busy world.

Have you ever moved to a new house and felt like it just does not feel like home? Even though you have brought all of your furniture and set them in your new place, the house does not feel cosy until all of your little decorations are brought out (which in my case are a wooden woodpecker and a jute owl) and put to their honourable posts.

The sweltering heat of summer is taking its toll on all of us. The roads glisten in the heat and the humidity lies like an oppressive shroud on all of us, making matters worse.

And that was the start. My home has always been adorned with flowers.

There is a long procession marching forward, in perfect symphony, each step a beat attuned to a rhythm yet to be understood.

There are several Korean eateries in Dhaka, as there are considerable number of Chinese, Thai and Indian restaurants serving their respective authentic cuisines.

One of my mother's favourite things was to scare every new mother by telling them what a monster their new born would turn into during puberty and point to me as evidence.

Pad thai or phat thai, or phad thai as the official transliteration has it, is listed at number 5 on the World's 50 most delicious foods readers' poll conducted by CNN Go in 2011.

When I got my first smartphone the first thing I did was go through every category in the play store, but it was overwhelming and I didn't know which app I actually needed.

From the ceaseless drizzle that spoiled most of our Eid plans to the sudden storms that leave us drenched in a matter of minutes, it is very essential for the water to wash away our pain (and the streets) but not our makeup.