Special Feature
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.
Haute 'Clayture'
It is more than just 'burnt clay.' For us Bengalis, terracotta is not just a showpiece or utensil; it is a form of expression...
Kumudini-connoisseurs of the country's traditional crafts
Kumudini, a vital name in the revival of the handicrafts industry of Bangladesh has been in operations since the '80s. The institution, having more than a decade's contribution in manual skills, offers tremendous scope of economic liberation to the rural women of our country.
Cheap deals!
This rhythmic chorus is the best way to grab the attention of passerbys and nudge them to taking a closer look at what is being sold. Nothing works quite as effectively as getting a cheap deal in a fit of impulse buying to lift up a person's mood.
Weekend with family
People are more detached nowadays and can easily spend countless hours browsing the virtual world while they are paused in the real world.
Don't be a woe-man
Who makes your bed at home? Who cleans your shoe? Who cooks your food and puts it on the table every day?
The book about the cover
The gestalt effect is the capability of our brains to perceive whole “meaningful” objects by looking at collections of meaningless parts.
Let’s go graphic!
One of the easiest and most accurate ways of describing graphic novels is that they are like comics but instead of periodicals...
Magic within ink and paper
Carl Sagan once said that books are proof that humans are capable of working magic.
It’s barbecue season
Imagine a cold winter night, with the air heavy with swirling mist punctuated by the fragrance of a huge slab of red meat being grilled to perfection.
THE BLOSSOMING OF LIFE STYLE
It was in early 2001 that a brand new idea was conceptualised. A one-page supplement, titled 'Living' had been gaining a steady following since its launch. Being the sole lifestyle supplement of The Daily Star, it carved a reader base all for itself despite its size.