Easy to make Bengali recipes
Food holds a special place in Bengali culture. While we do have our grand dishes, it is the simpler dishes that really steal the show. Not everyone has mastered Bengali cuisine, be it for lack of interest or practice or complexity. And so, the following recipes are just some of the popular dishes that are not only easy to make but also easy on the stomach. Try them out; they will most certainly not disappoint.
Relationship Matters: Solving Insecurity issues
Our relationships and how we navigate them keep evolving with the times. Often, we find questions or worries so personal that they can only be shared with a stranger, but any random stranger is no real solace! Nor is the advice safe. With that in mind, Star Lifestyle brings to you a brand-new relationship advice column from certified experts. This hopes to tackle the host of worries, questions and forks in roads of the relationships plane that includes the personal, professional to psychological. Read on for insights, and shoot us your concerns, even anonymously at lifestyleds@yahoo.com, or send us a message on Star Lifestyle's Facebook page.
Keeping up with alternative diets
Having a non-standard diet in Bangladesh is an uphill battle.
Living life from weekend to weekend
Weekend-to-weekend living can be detrimental for our physical and mental health.
Bangladeshi cricketers might be getting too much coverage
This intense limelight on The Tigers is probably not a great thing.
Electric Vehicles at the Detroit Auto Show
The emerging fleet of electric vehicles (EV) provoked fascination at the Detroit Auto Show, but many consumers were not yet ready to take the plunge to own one themselves.
The grim freelancing reality
Not too long ago, freelancing was deemed an exciting career prospect for thousands of skilled Bangladeshi youths. The rapid digitalisation of the country, combined with a rising number of skilled, educated, but unemployed workforce—and consistently low market wages—contributed to a freelancing boom in Bangladesh over the last decade.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4: Unfolding a grand experience
Samsung has been betting a lot on its foldables. In the past few years, it has made iterative improvements to its foldable Z series of smartphones. Samsung is betting so much on it that it has streamlined its product line-up and discontinued the popular note series. Inspired by the ‘bigger is always better' mantra, Samsung’s relentless attempt to make screens bigger has somewhat paid off. At least that’s what we felt from using the latest flagship Galaxy Z Fold4. Although we had our hands on the device for just a week, we tried to make the best use of the phone by making it our daily driver.
What HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’ promises to bring to the world of ‘A Song of Ice & Fire’
Viewers of House of the Dragon won’t find themselves in a similar predicament as the events surrounding the second Targaryen Civil War have already been documented in full in Fire & Blood (2018).
Kurdish Massacres One of Britain’s Many Original Sins
For those who believe in the fairy tale of original sin, Adam and Eve, so goes the narrative, partook of the forbidden fruit, fell from grace, and were forever banished from the garden.
The Politics of Indigeneity and the Jumma struggle for land and recognition
In May 2011, Iqbal Ahmed—first secretary of the Bangladesh Mission in New York—stated at the 10th session of the United Nations
Four Challenges to Governance in South Asia
Although there is no universally accepted definition of the term governance, it has become a buzzword since the 1980s.
Glad to be a part of history: Bubly
Bubly and Symon Sadik are acting as leads in Raju Raj directorial film ‘Chador’. They have been shooting for the past 14 days, in different locations in Dhaka.
'Bangladesh is divided along cultural fault lines', Professor Mohammad Azam discusses at Gyantaposh Abdur Razzak Foundation
The culture and traditions of the country have been colonised. Thoughts which originate in Kolkata are being accepted in Dhaka’s society without due consideration.
Alia stuns as Keya in first look for ‘Heart of Stone’
The first look for the upcoming Hollywood action thriller, “Heart of Stone”, featuring Alia Bhatt and Gal Gadot was unveiled by Netflix today. The video was revealed at Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event, which was streamed on Netflix’s YouTube channel.
Following in her father’s footsteps
Fauzia Beethi is not a political figure in her area, but everybody knows her in Bogura’s Dhunat upazila for her philanthropic works.
For the love of a language
In a country where people laid down their lives about seventy years ago to uphold the dignity of their mother tongue, Bangla, the struggle is still on to preserve mother tongues of smaller ethnic communities.
The pursuit of a dignified life
Giving away her hard-earned income to the destitute, Dil Afroze Khuki of Rajshahi chose a life of constant battles. In her 60s now, she has been a newspaper hawker in the northern city for 30 years.
Use heart for every heart
Use heart for every heart — the theme is about celebrating and connecting like-minded people on the occasion of World Heart Day this year. It created a sense of commitment around the common cause of heart health, and it is a concept that encapsulates the values of World Heart Day.
Student politics in private universities: To be or not to be …
On September 2, the student front of a political party announced its intention to form committees in 16 private universities. It was greeted with apprehension and alarm.
The glorious history of Goalanda
There is more fiction than historical truth about the origin of the name ‘Goalanda’. According to a legend,
1971 and the case for secularism in Bangladesh and India
Bangladesh has just celebrated fifty years of independence; this year also marks fifty years since its Ganoparishad ratified the Constitution of Bangladesh. Anniversaries are as worthy occasions as any to recall why certain ideological principles were chosen to guide the new nation.
Not clashes, just students preparing for world cups
As we are heading towards back-to-back world cups this year, potential participants are spending more time preparing themselves, although most are still unsure of which world cup they are preparing for -- cricket, football or something else?
Police now 100% against crime
After months of deliberation, the police force of Beka City has finally come to the decision that they are now 100 percent against crime.
B,CB chief angry as team failed to prepare to fail
The chief of Board, Cricket Board (B,CB) was reportedly livid after the national team went to the Middle East and won both matches against lower-ranked opposition.
Bangladeshi teen captures silver and bronze at World Powerlifting Championship
Raiyan Rahman, a Bangladeshi teen has been honoured at the “World Powerlifting Championship 2022”, placing fourth. The event took place this August in Istanbul.
Fighting for women: Amimul Ehsan Khan’s journey as a young changemaker
The Diana Award is a prestigious accolade, supported by Princess Diana’s sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. It is given out to nominees aged between 9 and 25, who are carrying out humanitarian activities for at least a year.
Bangladesh’s success at IEO 2022
International Economics Olympiad (IEO) is an annual competition for high school students that intends to stimulate their interest in the field of economics, business, and finance through a creative problem-solving approach. This year, more than 200 students from 43 teams participated in the prestigious event.
