Close to the breast: Discussing breast cancer with Prof Dr Anisur Rahman
October is marked as Breast Cancer Awareness Month globally every year. Then what better time than now to talk to an expert in this field?
19 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Back Home at United Hospital Dr A M Shafique
Conversations during appointments with United Hospital’s doctor A M Shafique usually go in a more serious vein — troubles of the heart that have nothing to do with romance. However, beyond the efficient and busy personas of doctors,
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Stress of the Zoom times
One of the programmes that suddenly came to light in the new normal is Zoom. Although just one of such platforms like Teams, Hangout,
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM
The good, the bad, the ugly of distance learning
One of the key changes wrought into the fabric of our lives after the coronavirus outbreak has been regarding education and the prevailing systems of education.
11 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Beni Boonon: Braiding jute and magic
Beni, or braids, invoke in my mind lustrous locks of hair, strands intertwined, to make intricate artistic patterns. The same idea translates to beautifully textured rugs, at Beni Boonon – worked on by 300 women artisans in a cottage industry in Savar.
22 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Help the helpers: support the extended hand
In these days of the pandemic, as we practice social isolation as a family, I have been the one designated with any tasks that required venturing out of the house.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Looking for the silver lining
The effects of any crisis are manifold, and we will all have to face together the collective trauma that Covid-19 has inflicted. But from within the effects of these troubling times, we look for silver linings — the unexpected positive effects.
11 May 2020, 18:00 PM
A different Ramadan
Every year, particularly for Muslims, the countdown to Eid in the month of Ramadan is largely that — the Eid day! Do not get me wrong, there is nothing wrong about the anticipation or the celebration.
27 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Heroes of Bengal
The Bengali nation that stands free and proud today, is not the product of just a decade or even half a century’s struggle.
23 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Mumpreneurs: Taking away the stigma
All mums are working mothers, only some are salaried…and I want to add about those who are not only not salaried, but create and sustain their own ventures, and generate jobs for others too!
2 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Jewel in the ocean: Sri Lanka
With long pristine beaches, verdant expanses of lofty rolling hills, and rushing waterfalls on every turn on the snaking roads, Sri Lanka should definitely be on the bucket list of next destinations.
24 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Through the Traveller’s Eyes: Adventure in Bangladesh
One chilly winter night nearly 20 years ago, a group of young men carefully herded a bunch of young children over dark dirt roads in a remote-ish village.
13 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Adventure Travel in Bangladesh
The mostly untapped resources for adventure travel here lie in the unspoiled bits of nature in the flatlands, the huge meandering waterways, the verdant hills in the southeast, the various remote villages all over the country, and the numerous varying ecosystems, the char regions.
13 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Facebook and commerce: the unforeseen boom
One of the advantages of the site to the Bangladeshi masses has been its unexpected commercial potential, connecting buyers and sellers on a quick and personal level instantaneously.
13 February 2020, 18:00 PM
To the rebel go the spoils
It is not very common to learn of rebels winning against the might of the state machinery, especially one bent on achieving its goals regardless of the means, yet victory for the Bangladeshis on 16 December, 1971 was one such occasion, immortalised in the nation’s psyche today.
9 December 2019, 18:00 PM
SILKEN DREAMS ONCE MORE
Smooth as silk is not just a saying, especially when you hold a Rajshahi silk sari against your skin. Yet, if we do not put forward our resources and policy support to the struggling industry in Bangladesh, this famed local fabric might go the same way as the Muslin, long lost in the pages of history.
7 October 2019, 18:00 PM
For young couples, buying over renting is wise
There is something permanent, and something extremely profound, in owning a home, the popular American educator and politician Kenny Guinn once said.
5 October 2019, 18:00 PM
My father’s daughter
The difference between a good father and a bad one is simple — good fathers are present, and are embodiment of the basics that a good man should be. But are they perfect? Far from it. Even doting daughters are often perfectly aware of their father’s human flaws, yet the realisation takes away nothing from the wealth of love between the parent and child.
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM
All-in-one online shopping at Aladeiin.com
Feel like ordering a TV for the football league final in a couple of days, but have no time to shop? Head to Aladeiin.com for the Sony A9F 55 Inch 4K Android Television for just TK 2,72,990, much lower than many other retail prices out there! Coupled with attractive
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM
A taste of Indonesia at Pan Pacific Sonargaon
There is perhaps no better way to represent a country and its culture than its food— a cuisine created by the amalgamation of centuries of civilisation and the influences that shaped the nation.
9 September 2019, 18:00 PM