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Int'l Travel and Tourism Expo from Dec 1
A three-day-long first-ever Bangladesh International Travel and Tourism Expo (BITTE) is scheduled to kick-off in Dhaka from December 1 to boost the country's tourism industry and showcase Bangladesh to global tourists.
Denmark offers innovative technologies to help Bangladesh with green transition
Having decades of experience in green technology, Denmark has offered Bangladesh various ways that can help the climate-vulnerable country with the green transition.
A Green Revolution
Jute has long been called the golden fibre of Bangladesh, and that alone underscores the significance of the fibre in the culture and economy. Bangladesh grows one of the best quality jute fibres in the entire world, and there’s significant production and scope in our country. But are we using it to its full potential and could we do more?
Ode to a forgotten Dhaka by NOBO
Dhaka during the ‘70s and the ‘80s was very different from the city we know now. The earlier version of Dhaka was filled with modest homes, and open yards. The houses and streets were adorned with colourful and fragrant local flowers such as madhobilata,
TRESemmé Bangladesh Fashion Week, 2020
The second edition of TRESemmé Bangladesh Fashion Week 2020, will be held from 23rd to 25th January at the International
KFC’s latest outlets
The year 2019 ended with a pleasant surprise for KFC fans of Bangladesh. This food chain is continuing their journey in the country by opening their 22nd and 23rd outlets respectively in Bogura and Khulna.
Pushpokoli Winter Festival
For the eighth consecutive time, the non-profit organisation ‘Sombhabona’ has put together the ‘Pushpokoli Winter Festival-2019’ for underprivileged children on January 3, 2020, at Mirpur Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket stadium.
Artists, assemble!
Local artists and artisans have become forgotten talent in society. Their crafts have been overshadowed by non-local products which most of us assume to be of better quality.
Delco Business Associate signs sponsorship deal with Wedding Festival 2016
Festivity, organiser of ‘The Westin Presents -Wedding Festival 2016’, has recently signed platinum sponsorship deal with Delco Business Associate Ltd, a sister concern of Hamid Group.
The household traditions of Muharram
Muharram has significance for all Muslims, irrespective of the sectarian divisions that are said to be a major issue in the Islamic belief. However, the expression and the intensity of observance of Ashura, or the tenth day of the month of Muharram, varies within the Islamic world.
The Westin Dhaka presents 'Wedding Festival 2016'
The Westin Dhaka in association with Festivity proudly presents Wedding Festival 2016.
A night of pizzazz
By the time Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology (SMUCT) was established in 2003, the country had already taken giant strides in fashion.
The Super Chef curtains falls for now
At the culmination of Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef, the biggest reality TV programme in the country, followers of the show are already looking forward to what comes next.
Threads of Heritage
On June 30, 2016 a fashion show was organised by Her Excellency, Saida Muna Tasneem, the Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand, at the Queen Siriket Centre, Bangkok.
Fashion Runway Show 2016
Lux Look@Me Fashion Runway Show 2016 celebrated the monthy fashion and lifestyle magazine's fifth year of publication. The much-hyped event was hosted in high spirits on Tuesday, May 24 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka.
Sunsilk hosts Fashion Fiesta
Sunsilk, a reputed brand and a leading hair care company in Bangladesh, recently organised a gala event at the International Convention City Bashundhara to mark the end of the Sunsilk Fashion Fiesta.
The coolest event of the year
Summer is here and with it a rise in temperature of the bustling city, Dhaka. We are swamped in our day to day activities battling with our never-ending workload, traffic, and of course, the sweltering heat.
In conversation with Shilpa Shetty
Bollywood beauty Shilpa Shetty was recently in town to walk the ramp for the show 'Passion for Fashion', a summer edition of the fashion show franchise.