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The quintessential summer drink
The “sharbat” or “sherbet” is commonplace on everyone’s table during this time of stifling heat of the monsoon season. The sherbet acts as a cool drink composed of fruits and herbs serving as a stimulant and energiser at the same time.
Brewing history out of coffee
For many of us, coffee remains an embedded part of life; a go-to beverage at all times and an aid in running our day-to-day activities. Even during the month of Ramadan, many of us like a cup of hot brewed coffee to seal the day with some raw energy and bring order to our chaotic minds.
fyi / Keeping your family safe from illness
It has not been a pretty picture as the world steps into the second month of 2020 with a worldwide scare of the Coronavirus.
Gear up for gardening
Beginner or connoisseur, one unanimous truth about gardening is that it requires unwavering diligence to make our green friends thrive.
Insights into EBL’s Women Banking
For the modern Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs and working women, financial institutions are now offering more and more facilities to take their ventures to the next step, or offering banking services to secure their financial future.
EBL: Leading the way to women’s banking
Out of the numerous private banks that are functional in the county, Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has made a name for itself over the years of its operation.
Fyi / Completing your first house
If you are the newlyweds that are about to kick off your new life together in a new abode, your first big-buys are not what you think it might be. Many assume that it would be furniture, but the fact of the matter is that the furniture you do end up with are either stuff you moved from your old home, or given to you by your family to start your new life.
fyi / Seal in that hydration
Winter is almost here, which can only mean one thing — time to lock in that moisture and keep your skin healthy, glowing and soft like a goose-feathered pillow.
Stevia — a wonder of nature
According to a 2013 study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, 17 percent of adults in Bangladesh are either overweight or obese.
Eid fashion trends, 2017
With Eid right around the corner, you are probably brushing up on the last minute preparations, planning the nitty-gritty details for the special day.
Revival of Eid cards
“When I was a child, colourful art paper were not as widely available as they are now. So we used to stock up on old wedding cards and recycle into Eid cards later," said Ashoka Mahbuba while sharing her childhood memories from the '80s.
The top down on terrariums
The grind of a 9 to 5 job has you recurrently stuck in a grey-white cubicle, devoid of any sign of life, other than a human's.
Learning art
Art helps people appreciate and understand different cultures and social values of our diverse society. And for children, the importance is even greater.
Sugar: the new tobacco
Haven't we all at some point of our lives dreamt about becoming Charlie in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'?
The alternative Pohela Falgun
The arrival of spring brings with it fresh hope and a renewed reason to celebrate life for us Bengalis who await its welcoming ceremony with much anticipation.
Pohela Falgun – an easy guide for busy ones
To mark the end of mundane 'Magh' and a bleak winter, the much awaited Boshonto will be arriving shortly.
Know your kites
Shakrain, the festival which marks the end of 'Poush' in the Bengali calendar, is celebrated with much gusto in many neighbourhoods
My window to the world
Windows are an integral yet neglected part of our house that connects us to the outside world. Sliders have been the most used options. These are very common. Slide windows are more substance over style.