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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.
The midnight magic of shopping
A sudden hush falls over a tiny nook in the otherwise noisy hustle and bustle of Mohammadpur Town Hall Market. Roshan, a butcher by profession, reacts to the query posed before him.
Hot new wheels for 2016
Those days are gone when small engines spelled doom for power hungry petrolheads. Turbo-charging is a common technical sucker-punch these days with small cars offering power outputs of much larger engines.
My child doesn't eat anything!
While doctors will vouch for the fact that as long as children are happy and healthy, the quantity of food they intake should not matter...
Our love for food
It probably will not surprise you to learn that Dhaka is now the 'fattest' city in Bangladesh. That does not mean we have wider streets but that the people walking down these streets are wider than in other cities.
Care for some cheese?
From the popular feta, cheddar and mozzarella, to more regional varieties such as the French brie or the Italian gorgonzola...
Menswear This Eid
The very mention of Eid gets us excited and happy. An occasion where we get to indulge in shopping for new clothes unapologetically- what could be better? For the most part, trends are defined when it comes to women's' wear.
What's hot in leather
Who would have thought that one of the hottest trends of this summer would be leather? Even though leather jackets are a big no-no because of the scorching heat...
Be comfy in casuals this Eid!
Eid is an occasion of festivities when we like to spread the cheer in every aspect of our lives.
An easy guide to Taraweeh
Ramadan is a blessed month, and blessed is the prayer that is known as Taraweeh. Numerous Muslims worldwide strive to go...
AGING GRACEFULLY
Grey hair was a symbol of being old back in the day, but those days have changed. Aging is a natural process which a lot of us want to avoid, but nature is persistently keen on bringing it upon us.