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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.
25 Years of Evolution
It is not a very short span of time. 25 years comprises roughly one-third of a person's life. The world 25 years ago was a lot different from what it is today, given the massive leaps we have taken in this space of two and a half decades.
PAPER, FOLDS AND MORE
A pastime as simple as making sculptures through folding paper has infinite potential to stir our creative zeal. A sheet of paper, a pair of dexterous hands and a grasp of basic geometry are all that you need to embark on this journey.
Tea, two sugars
‘Cha-biskoot' is a phrase that every Bangladeshi around the world recognises. It's often not even pronounced as two separate words and there isn't even anything grammatically correct about it, yet it is one of the few constants we have in our everyday life.
Fashion for children
Tis the party season again! Weddings, rooftop BBQ parties, picnics, and what not. While you pick outfits for yourself for these social...
Timeless pashmina
Ever imagined a fabric so fine that wrapping it around you feels warm and soft, weightless and comforting, all at the same time?
Foods to avoid after you are thirty
You may think that being a grown-up is having the freedom to do and eat whatever you want.
Foods to avoid after you are thirty
You may think that being a grown-up is having the freedom to do and eat whatever you want.
Let your blouse Do the talking!
A lot of times they tend to go overboard with the tulle and the bling which, again, is not the best move! In a sea of uniformity to stand
Weaving the thread of winds
Curious and magnificently sweet names - like 'ab-i-rawan' (running water) and 'shabnam' (morning dew) - denoted the different varieties of a special cloth. Surely, this cannot fail to spark the interest of anyone. Why in the world would pieces of cloth have such fancy names?
The Muslin Story
Derived from the name of the Indian port town Machilipatnam which was more commonly known as Maisolos in the ancient times,