Breaking the stigma regarding virginity
From friends, relatives, partners, spouses or even the OB/GYN — at some point, everyone’s shown some strange (read: intrusive) interest in your sexual history.
9m ago
Here’s how sunglasses can safeguard your vision in this scorching summer
When your eyes are dried out, symptoms like stinging or burning, eye redness, scratch sensation as if there’s something floating inside or even sensitivity to light. But thanks to ophthalmologists and the fashion industry, sunglasses were made with the intention to cater to comfort and style statements to consumers.
11m ago
How you can tackle body odour this summer
With the heat and humidity rising every day, there are days when we often end up spraying ourselves with ample amounts of body sprays or colognes, as a quick fix for body odour. Little do we realise, how much it worsens the situation.
11m ago
Kishwar Chowdhury: Discussing life, food, cookbook and her latest collaborations
Having both sides of East and West Bengal at home, Kishwar Chowdhury was able to broaden her palette. Her father, who’s from Bikrampur, is someone she describes as a ‘wholesome and hearty cook.’ Hence, neharis, biriyanis and bhunas remained his M O in the kitchen. Through her mother, who’s from Burdwan, she was introduced to meals that required light and delicate ingredients. “Growing up with my father’s Nawabi, Bengal-Mughal inspired dishes and my mother’s lighter dishes, we really had the best of Bengal at home.”
11m ago
Tired of your regular sanitary napkins? Try these products for a change
Researchers find that plastic materials in napkins and diapers take around 300 years to decompose in soil, which may lead to severe environmental consequences. But with increasing awareness and interventions in menstrual hygiene management across the country, the products in Bangladesh are slowly but surely changing. Their benefits are more long-lasting than the plastic products we have made ourselves complacent to.
11m ago
5 Bangladeshi artists you should follow on Instagram
From pop art, rickshaw art, digital art, murals to cartoons, there are geniuses tucked away in the nooks of Dhaka city and beyond. These five artists really go above and beyond to bring fresh artistic perspectives for audiences on the digital space. Here are our picks for the top 5 Bangladeshi Insta-artists you should be following.
1y ago
Musculoskeletal Disorders: signs and symptoms to lookout for
To say that neck and back pain are minor speed bumps in the process of ageing would be quite an understatement. Rheumatoid illnesses pack a cocktail of conditions that start off with one area of the body and gradually spill onto other parts, thus impacting our functionality and eventually productivity.
1y ago
How dysfunctional marriages affect children
Although many marriages seem wholesome and strong on the outside, the dynamic can be entirely different behind closed doors. The cracks however, are only addressed when a seemingly perfect marriage suddenly crumbles, leaving people to wonder, ‘what could’ve possibly gone wrong?’ What often remains unaddressed is how children in these settings are coping with changing home environments.
1y ago
October 10, 2022
A Brave New World: How the urban youth are tackling mental health
When addressing mental health in Bangladesh, we’re no strangers to being labelled ‘mad’ or in the Bengali definition ‘pagol,’ when we acknowledge our depression or want to invest in therapy. Among the mentally ill, the youth form a significant number. While many suffer needlessly, others actively seek assistance to tackle their mental health issues and overcome them.
March 10, 2020
A day in the life of a woman in this city
For a girl or a woman living in Dhaka city, the possibility of being sexually harassed is a reality she has lived with from a very early age.
March 1, 2020
Educated but unskilled: shortfalls of formal education in a narrowing job market
"Lekha pora kore je, gari ghora chore shei!”— an idiom very familiar to Bengalis that promises “cars and horses”, in other words, wealth, provided we studied sincerely.
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