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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.
Flags through the ages
In February 15 of 1969, the Pakistani army shot and killed Sergeant Zahurul Haq - one of the accused of the Agartala Conspiracy Case - in the army barracks. It became clear to the protesters that a war was looming.
Make your jewellery speak out for you – what to wear at your wedding
Wedding season is just around the corner. If you are a bride to-be, you are probably going through some of the best days of your life...
Bridesmaid's Faux Pas
Every wedding has an unspoken rule - the bride must be the most glamorous, the most gorgeous, and the most dolled up at the event. Any time anyone – even mistakenly – overdresses herself, she will become the centre of all scorn for the rest of the event.
Coated in Style
Come winter, and winter is coming, if you don't have a coat in your closet, you are probably a degenerate.
Blazin' a trail
How does one blaze a trail without fail? Well, first you get a blazer. And if you are feeling more confident than that, deck yourself out with a suit or any proper coat.
25000 people, 1 beating heart
There is something, not quite sure what it is, but something special—maybe the ecstatic hullabaloo of the crowd, the shrieks following...
Destination unlocked
In the last few years or so, hotels - local and international, and of different budgets and classes - have mushroomed all over Dhaka city.
A wedding less ordinary
More and more weddings are becoming increasingly identical to each other, and there is hardly any novelty left in them.
Options
With the wedding season around the corner, be you a bride or otherwise, you will have a lot of dressing up to do. And with the amount of
Destination Weddings for the Contemporary Bride
When choosing your ensemble, it is important to keep your location and the climate in mind. A tropical locale or beach wedding is the...