Simmering pots of water, confusing forms of cinnamon and quantifying salt to perfection — beginner's luck only fares so well against these culinary challenges in the kitchen.

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being. — Oscar Wilde

Just as the creation of melodious music requires a combination of notes to align in perfect harmony, perfumes too need separate pieces or notes that combine to create the divine scents that we love so much.

A lady is often known by her scent, and what else would provide you a better way to create your own aura but perfumes? Fragrances, which were smoky, light, fruity or floral; the variation of essence kept changing through time.

The hard truth embedded in urban living — neighbours are no longer how our parents described them.

This is the prevailing scene for most of us living in apartment buildings in Dhaka. With mushrooming high-rises and a lack of proper urban design

Eid! Isn't it the most exciting topic, especially during the month of Ramadan?

Every once in a while, we all are faced with dreadful times, where we need to quickly make way to a meeting, an exam, a gathering, but are at a loss of transport.

But let's back up a little. How do you even start your journey as a young aspiring entrepreneur? Well, for starters, you would need a lightning bolt of inspiration and a daydream.

Swimming through an endless sea of passersby, I gleefully muttered to myself, “Dear Dhaka, it's good to be home again!”

When asked about the purpose of art, Pablo Picasso was perhaps the one who said it best - Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Glaring limelight, a standing ovation with the audience on their feet and the exhilarating rush at the chorus of unified applause at the end of a successful show - a comedian's stellar rapport is not an overnight success.

We are not talking about virtual hangouts here; that confusion should be cleared out! It is also not about the hangouts people have these days at restaurants or party centres after two weeks of preparations.

It all started out with checking under your bed for monsters after tiring yourself with a grisly ghost story at bedtime.

Tahmina Sadiq, 34, stepped into her ninth year as a Bangladeshi expatriate in the United States. Although Sadiq is a Bangladeshi by birth and spent most of her life in Dhaka, she says she battles debilitating food borne illnesses on her annual or biennial visits to her home city.

Blood cancer is possibly the most feared word in a physician's vernacular – an ominous, life threatening disease with no cure.

“What goes on four feet in the morning, two feet at noon, and three feet in the evening?” – the proverbial riddle put before Oedipus by the Sphinx. The answer is all but obvious – humans!

The relationship with one never seems to be complete without the other.

The oppression of the West Pakistanis, culminating in the heinous atrocities of Operation Searchlight, proved to be too much and the whole countryside erupted in flames.

Art masterpieces are always the tell-tale consequence of passion, so are exclusives art collections. Nadia Samdani proves these words to be overtly true by being recognised as one of the most coveted art collectors in the world.