Lalon Fakir’s songs reflect universal spirituality, challenging societal norms of caste, religion, and gender. His mystical lyrics explore self-discovery, soul’s freedom, and equality, emphasising devotion to the Supreme beyond human-made divisions.
Mou has been in the limelight mostly during the ‘90s, especially for her modelling career.
Most people called it midlife crisis, I called it the freedom to do anything I wanted to. Freedom to do anything that made sense and yet was not possible earlier, all because I could not master enough courage to pursue what my heart bled for — a little bit of insanity.
Silmat Chisti of Nobo Dhaka, knows her way around the traditional weaves of Bangladesh. Jamdani, Silk, Tangail — you name it. She can continue a well-informed conversation for hours. After launching Nobo Dhaka in 2019 along with her friend, Mitia Saleh, the entrepreneur worked hard to source, produce and promote anything and everything that was a part of the heritage of Bangladesh. At least that was the primary thought behind initiating the brand. Part of the reason why she aims to make Nobo, an authentic traditional brand is to revive and restore the heritages of Bangladesh, ones that we are almost on the verge of losing.
The mere fact that Wasfia Nazreen, even with her extraordinary achievements and so many accolades to her name, has to face these needless validations should not come as a surprise to the world, because the reality is that ‘below average mentality’ strikes everywhere, is highly deep-rooted, and pays zero respect to any type of accomplishment.
Anyone following the extraordinary feats of our native mountaineer, activist, and social worker, Wasfia Nazreen, will know that she has very recently conquered one of the most treacherous mountains in the world, the fearsome K2.
Severe flooding in the northeast of Bangladesh has left millions stranded in greater Sylhet including Sunamganj. Both human and animal lives are at stake, with almost no access to food, shelter or safety for days at a stretch. Various rescue organisations including Animal Rescuers Bangladesh are trying to access these flood-affected regions to provide necessary assistance to the survivors.
Bidyanondo Foundation is a non-profit organisation with a mission to help poor communities of Bangladesh. As a part of the emergency response for the flash floods in Sylhet, Sunamganj, Kurigram and Netrokona, Bidyanondo teams have been helping to distribute food and water purification tablets amongst the people of the flood affected areas. Due to flash floods and torrential rain, 13 lakh people have been stranded in the peripheries of Bangladesh, and Biyanondo is one of the names that came to immediate rescue.
The grand “Wedding Challenge” at Rupchada-The Daily Star Super Chef 2017 witnessed celebrity couple Nayeem and Nadia as invited guest judges to the show in the latest episode.
The Living section of Living and Lifestyle keeps an eye towards the future whilst exploring the many dimensions of our urban lives.
There is not a single space on the horizon that reveals foliage – austere words like these, have almost become harsh realities, especially for urban settlers like myself. But all is not lost; there will always be some people who fight against the tide, bringing back the happiness that seems lost with the greenery.
Fashion in Bangladesh has come forward in leaps and bounds or so it may seem. While it may appear that we are involved in a lot of
The 40s witnessed worldwide war, despair and asceticism. By the time the United States emerged out of depression, the rest of the world including, Europe and Asia, were already submerged knee-deep into terrible combat.
Almost 70 years ago, the subcontinent was liberated from colonist regime. It resurrected, only to find itself broken into many pieces and ultimately Bangladesh was born in 1971. Many styles have come and gone within this period but one thing has definitely remained constant throughout it all was the obsession of the people of Bengal, to look their best through thick and thin.
Who does not welcome winter in a warm country – bouts of sipping tea or hot cocoa, wearing chic shawls and those lovely boots? Lovely!
Always impeccably dressed, Mehruz Munir reminds us that a large portion of sophistication lies in how a man dresses himself
Farzana Shakil seems to be a clairvoyant on every aspect almost to the surprise of her clients. Each and every bride comes out of the studio looking her best and almost every bride looks as regal as they imaged.
You ask any bride-to-be in Bangladesh, regarding what they have been worrying about most before their 'big day'; they would usually
