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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.
Lidia May
Bangladesh is known for its RMG sector and the country has managed to make quite an impression in the international market in this regard.
Bully for you
Bullying exists. How can someone move on from being bullied or live with the fact that they were bullies? Many may say that bullying is a natural behaviour that can be outgrown.
Yearning for YOGA
To the uninitiated, the art of yoga, a mysterious, strict discipline with an ever-growing number of followers, can be hard to understand.
Dhaka - The river city
Throughout human history, great rivers around the world have one time or another been polluted as industrialisation and urbanisation spread.
Summer fruits this Ramadan
In close proximity, Ramadan followed summer, and with the heat and rain cycle, a month of fasting has started.
Chef's Tools
The right cooking equipment can actually make all these much easier and yield amazing results.
What's your name again?
If you are a new parent who is looking for names, choose one that is unique, melodious and has a good meaning. Bear in mind that your child will be known by it for the length of his or her life, so choose wisely and kindly!
SHERWANI Shenanigans!
Firstly, let's talk about cut and style. Sherwanis of yore had a bulky, heavy appearance owing to the traditional, wide silhouette.
YOU ARE NOT YOUR STRESS
Calendars and to-do lists are tools that you can use to cure your life from stress. Break down a big task into small one hour tasks.
The Buddhas only point the way
IT was not to be any ordinary meeting. Now that the Buddha was gone, it became a growing worry that his teachings would become lost, misstated or corrupted.