Life Style

Life Style

Start a dream journal to find out what your dreams really mean

Keeping a dream journal helps track and interpret dreams, improves emotional insight, boosts creativity, and enhances lucid dreaming. Writing consistently strengthens dream recall, aiding self-discovery. Focus on details, remain open-minded, and use sketches for better expression.

12h ago

Why should you love a gamer?

Gaming serves as stress relief, improving mental health and relationships. Allowing personal gaming time fosters self-care and relationship harmony. Shared gaming strengthens bonds, while open communication about gaming needs enhances mutual understanding and satisfaction in partnerships.

13h ago

The secret to making chocolate chip cookies: A step-by-step guide

Chocolate chip cookies, invented by Ruth Graves Wakefield in 1938, are loved for their chewy texture and rich flavour. Celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day on August 4 by baking homemade cookies with this simple, delicious recipe.

2d ago

#Perspective / Missed moments? Post-wedding photoshoots to the rescue!

A post-wedding photoshoot captures intimate, stress-free moments after the wedding. It offers creative freedom, eliminates time pressure, and helps couples reconnect. Preserve love, emotions, and new memories beyond the big day with unique, personalized photography experiences.

3d ago

Rethink your food habits for affordable and healthy options

Revamp food habits with budget-friendly swaps: corn flour for wheat, green papaya for cucumber, and guava for apples. Choose cheaper food colours, switch beef for fish, and experiment with nutritious, affordable alternatives for a healthier, cost-effective diet.

4d ago

#Perspective / Revisiting the heartfelt charm of 90s Bengali weddings

90s Bengali weddings embraced simplicity, warmth, and community, unlike today’s extravagant, perfection-driven celebrations. From handmade decorations to spontaneous dances, nostalgia for intimate, heartfelt ceremonies is rising as couples reconsider tradition over grand, curated events for a more meaningful experience.

6d ago

#Hobbies / Bangladesh board game community: Building connections through play

Bangladesh Board Game Community fosters connections through board gaming, evolving from casual meetups to tournaments like Catan Cup 2024. Beyond gaming, it nurtures friendships, entrepreneurship, and locally inspired games, making it a thriving social hub in Dhaka.

6d ago

Preloved fashion: Changing the way we dress and think

Preloved clothing is gaining popularity as a sustainable, affordable alternative to fast fashion. Thrift stores and online marketplaces are driving this eco-conscious trend, reducing textile waste and reshaping perceptions of second-hand fashion in Bangladesh’s growing sustainable fashion movement.

6d ago

Saraswati Puja tomorrow; idols get final touches

Artisans in Sylhet Division are busy putting the finishing touches on idols of Saraswati, the Goddess of wisdom and knowledge

EBL VISA Women Signature Credit Card

Imagine a working mother juggling her family, career, and financial obligations. She needs to cover household expenses, manage unexpected medical costs, and occasionally treat herself to a spa to recharge. On top of that, she dreams of growing her side business but struggles with accessing credit and balancing her responsibilities.

White clothes turning yellow? Here's the fix you need

White clothes are timeless but challenging to maintain. Treat stains immediately with enzymatic removers, avoid excess laundry products, skip chlorine bleach, wash frequently, separate whites from colours, and store in breathable bags to prevent yellowing.

The awkward reality of lingerie shopping in Dhaka

As women, we have all been there — the ordeal that is lingerie shopping; wrapped in layers of discomfort, embarrassment, and sometimes downright frustration.

1m ago

Inside Baitul Mukarram Market: Dhaka's destination for tasbihs, prayer mats, and attars

Rows of stalls brimming with the thick fragrance of attars, the gentle gleam of tasbihs, countless varieties of prayer mats and religious caps — this is a scene common at the city’s Baitul Mukarram Market.

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Table for two (or more)! A guide to arranging your first dining space

When setting up your first home together, one of the most cherished spaces you will design is the dining room.

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Of lehengas and ghararas

Chosen for weddings and other celebrations these outfits offer a welcome variation as variety is the spice of life!

1m ago

Creating the perfect Christmas atmosphere at home

The season of joy, warmth, and togetherness is upon us.

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How the nativity scene became a global tradition  

Like the events it symbolises, the story of the nativity scene itself is one steeped in history.

1m ago

Pitha season in Dhaka: Stories of Dhaka’s female pitha-makers

Bhapa pitha, patishapta, chitoi - how often do we ask about the hands that made them?

1m ago

Of the Land: Tracing the roots of being and belonging

The three-day event opened on 20 December as a celebration of multi-dimensional storytelling.

1m ago

50/50 marriage? More like 90/10 in disguise

Meet Runi, a 33-year-old woman living in the metropolitan of Dhaka.

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