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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.
When all you need is sleep
Sleep sustains sanity. It is only after a good night's sleep that we feel revived. But what happens when sleep is a blessing but we feel cursed and devoid of it?
Your child is a reflection of you
It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings - Ann Landers
Pimple care
Turmeric has antiseptic properties that fight the bacteria that causes pimple and reduces their spread on the skin.
Keeping it cool: the right refrigerator
Tired of having to store your fresh Qurbani meat in your neighbour's fridge? Or does your fridge become unusable during the months after the holy festival when it is filled to the brim with everyone from your neighbours to your guards to your maids all storing their sacrificial meat in your ice box?
Colour Me You
Something as simple as colours can have the most profound impacts on the moods and emotions we experience.
Busting earthquake myths
The last week was one of panic for the people of Dhaka. As the waves of the devastating earthquake that hit Nepal shook buildings in Dhaka, people from all walks of life, wherever they were, ran out into the road. Little do we know that during an earthquake, that is the last thing one should do!
Lemons immaculate!
CULINARY products are often used as home remedies. Lemons are a common fruit used in almost every food items. But have you ever tried lemons for non-culinary use? Here are some amazing remedies using lemons.
Colour me happy
To start off, it is necessary to first consider the function of each room. Then starts the fun. Colour psychologists say some hues work better than others at encouraging certain activities. So one approach to colour home décor is to go room by room.
Swim time!
Swimming is one of the best forms of exercise. It requires you to use many of the muscles in your body, for building strength and endurance and is beneficial for your metabolism and the cardiovascular system.
Be a lifesaver: Donate blood
Accidents never come with a warning. It can happen at any place, any time with anyone.