How Daniel Rahman turned Radio Foorti into Bangladesh's youth phenomenon
Daniel Rahman pioneered the Bangladesh’s radio industry with Radio Foorti and gave Bangladeshi youth a platform that truly represented them by blending music and everyday street culture.
2 March 2025, 11:39 AM
Your winter day trip won't be the same without these 10 must-haves
Winter day trips in Dhaka require essentials like layered clothing, a beanie, boots, gloves, and chap stick to stay comfortable. Moisturizer, sunscreen, a thermos with tea, a blanket, and a power bank ensures a smooth, cosy adventure.
17 November 2024, 08:54 AM
March to the beat: How hip-hop music shaped Bangladesh’s quota reform movement
If we flip the pages of history, we will find that rap and hip-hop music has been a powerful medium for expressing discontent, rallying causes, and standing up to authority. Although other forms of music also contributed in their own way, there is something about hip-hop music when it comes to challenging established power structures that sets it apart from the others.
14 August 2024, 08:54 AM
How to welcome Gen Z in the workplace
From values, work ethics, and communication styles, to even their appearance, Gen Z see things from a different perspective. Given how workplaces are beginning to be more immersed in the Gen Z experience and how they are the future, it is a good idea to be acquainted with their distinct characteristics so that we can develop a better understanding, collaborate better, and make the most of their immense potential.
9 May 2024, 09:00 AM
How to welcome Gen Z in the workplace
Let's discuss the gap between the Millenials and Gen Z
25 April 2024, 09:26 AM
From dance to cultural diplomacy: Sadia Islam’s inspiring journey
The Bangladesh Embassy in Portugal recently celebrated Pahela Baishakh for the first time in many years. Sadia Islam, planned the entire event along with H E Rezina Ahmed andalso choreographed an entire set of performances to show the intricacies and finesse of Bengali culture and traditions.
22 April 2024, 09:29 AM
Transforming digital friendships into real ones
Amidst the sea of likes, comments and fleeting interaction, there lies the possibility of finding people who have the potential to be crucial parts of your life.
4 April 2024, 08:57 AM
Meghan Markle making headlines with £39 outfit
Meghan Markle released the first episode of her highly anticipated Spotify podcast titled Archetypes on Tuesday. While the inaugural episode that featured tennis legend Serena Williams lived up to all the hype, it was the cover art accompanying the release of the episode that stole the show.
25 August 2022, 13:57 PM
Invest in YSL Y EDP – you won’t regret it
If you are looking to invest in a perfume, we have the perfect one for you. The YSL Y is unlike perfume you have ever used before. It’s fresh. It’s bold. It encapsulates the spirit of being young and free. It’s not too in your face or over-the-top but do not let that fool you, it will still announce your arrival and command attention. Best part, it’s perfect for the Bangladeshi weather.
22 August 2022, 11:24 AM
The Netflix K- Drama Effect: How women are moving to Korea to find love
What is now being referred to as ‘The Netflix effect’, hundreds of women in their early 20s, mostly originating from North America and Europe are visiting South Korea and flooding local hostels. This movement caught the attention of Min Joo Lee, a postdoctoral fellow at Indiana University Bloomington researching on Korean gender and race politics who decided to take a deeper look into it.
18 August 2022, 12:20 PM
Make money quicker by making rich friends
If you look at it from an economic and social perspective, these words have more to them than meets the eye. This is exactly what Raj Chetty, a Harvard economist has done. Making friends who come from money plays a very important role in determining your economic mobility. This basically refers to how quickly your income changes overtime. Chetty and his team wanted to find out if that is indeed the case and examined 72.2 million Facebook users between the age of 25-44 and formulated three determinants of measuring “social capital.”
17 August 2022, 14:08 PM
Is napping harmful now?
After studying 60,686 individuals who provided information on their napping habits four times between 2006 and 2019, the researchers have come to the conclusion that individuals who napped frequently have a 12 percent higher chance of developing high blood pressure and a 24 percent higher chance of having a stroke as opposed to people who never nap.
31 July 2022, 11:25 AM