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special feature / The eternal juggle of work and family during pandemic
“For a working mother to be able to successfully blend and balance work and family lives, the key ingredients are planning, planning, and planning.
Faithful to the Oath
While so many of us are at home to ‘flatten the curve,’ or in other words, to reduce the spread of COVID-19, our healthcare professionals are fighting long, gruelling hours on the front lines.
special feature / Your little sous chef
Cooking is a life skill everyone must learn. The only question is: at what point in life should that learning start? And the answer is: early! Why not introduce your children to the kitchen from right now?
Luxury in a tub: The ultimate summer indulgence!
Sure, the world is a mess right now. Making sense of the strange, sad circumstances we currently live in is overwhelming. Add to that the stress of your work and household chores, and the hot and humid weather only adds fuel to fire.
Special Feature / An Extra Special Mother’s Day
Mothers are the epitome of love. So, celebrating ‘them’ for a just a day seemed illogical, but then a friend explained: there is nothing wrong in making her feel extra special!
The spirit of Fajr
“Prayer is better than sleep” — I listened to these melodious words of the muezzin booming out of the loudspeaker of a mosque, as I wearily made my way out of Nazira Bazaar. The culinary hub, even at that odd hour of the clock, swarmed with crowds last year; it is, after all, renowned for its sehri hangouts.
Divinely white: The age- old craft of shola
Lord Shiva eventually came to the rescue. He threw a lock of his own hair into a pond, and from there sprung a plant — shola (generic name, Indian cork).
Special feature / Lunch time mania
Clink and clatter, corporate conversations, and meaningful meetings – this is the scenario you can expect to see if you ever walk into a restaurant during lunch time, specifically in a commercial area.
From Independence to Liberation
The oppression of the West Pakistanis, culminating in the heinous atrocities of Operation Searchlight, proved to be too much and the whole countryside erupted in flames.
Leading ladies
Art masterpieces are always the tell-tale consequence of passion, so are exclusives art collections. Nadia Samdani proves these words to be overtly true by being recognised as one of the most coveted art collectors in the world.
Fantastic Recreational Activities and Where to Find Them
Over the past few years, Dhaka's food scene has erupted with success, with tons of food stores entering the market and prospering.
Guide to Buying and Maintaining Cars
Recently, I was reading an article about a man who put in a handsome amount of money to buy a car which was identical to the car he was forced to sell back in college to pay off his tuition fee.
Pre-workout must-knows
From guiding you on using the right equipment in gyms to helping you out with exercises, a fitness trainer can really help you reach your health goals. But before we get to that, there are a few other things to know.
Fantastic workout outfits and where to find them
Preparation is the key to starting and more importantly maintaining a good habit, especially if that habit is doing exercise. Building a good habit is a lot like starting a war with the sluggish part of your personality. If you are not prepared, you will lose.
Wedding – al fresco
No matter how dreamy, an outdoor wedding might sound, the reality deals with larger issues, which help in making any event idealistic and picture perfect.
The Promise of Love
“The most romantic gift that I have ever received from my husband? A collage of pictures from our happiest moments during the six years that we dated before we got married,” Ipsita Proity tells us about the gift that she received from her husband on their wedding night.
Goodies for little ones
There are certain moments in life when it feels that everything has come full circle. One realises that no matter how hard or difficult life is, or was before, it's still worth it.
Bags with an attitude
Express Yourself - the tagline of Baggitude reads. And rightfully so, since Baggitude, an online store, offers you eco-friendly jute bags which you can customise according to your taste, aspirations, and personality.