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Make your favourite Bengali snacks at home with these easy recipes
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Restaurant hype vs. reality: Are we overspending?
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Netrokona’s iconic balish mishti gets GI recognition
4 October 2025, 10:59 AM
7 recipes that celebrate the spirit of Durga Puja
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Gulshan 2’s midnight street food scene feels like Bangkok
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House Café rekindles Dhaka’s café culture of the past
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Craving good street food? Head to Mohammadpur now!
24 July 2025, 11:57 AM
Summertime magic: Jackfruit recipes
23 July 2025, 08:40 AM
7 family favourite meat recipes with bold Bangladeshi flavours
29 June 2025, 07:40 AM
To start a family
My husband and I would like to start a family. Both of us are healthy and we do not take any medications. Can you give me any tips?
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Grand treats at Grand Nawab
Some of the grandest foods of our country are made best in Old Dhaka.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Kebabs, curries and more
If you want to enjoy a wide assortment of kebabs, or perhaps if you are fancying a plate of biriyani, Zaffran is a new restaurant in town you should pay a visit to.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Delectably different
Spray eggplant with oil. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook eggplant in batches for 2-3 minutes on each side or until browned. Transfer to a large plate.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Celebrity chef Kiran Jethwa traverses the length of Bangladesh
Celebrity chef Kiran Jethwa traverses the length of Bangladesh, one of the top fish producing nations, and discovers that the country’s fishing industry is as diverse as it can be dangerous.
25 May 2016, 07:34 AM
ASK MAYA APA
I have heard that Zika Virus has been found in Bangladesh. I am worried about this as I don't know that much about the illness and my wife is pregnant. What should we do?
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Karim's - such a let down
My favourite place to go is around Jama Masjid, in the lane where there is the original Karim. But I seldom go to Karim's, which is known to be a veritable institution.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
How to survive the summer
Summer has been a drag so far as the heat waves keep sweeping over our tropical motherland. It might give you a headache realising that we are only halfway through summer.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Simple soul food
Put all the ingredients in a food-processor. Pour 2 cups water and grind or blend to a smooth liquid. Put mixture in sterilised jars and keep in a cool dark place. Use after two weeks. Refrigerate the jar after opening.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Breads, Buns, and the Night of Barat
Times have changed and so have the ways of making food, so maybe it's time to go a step further and bring about a global twist to the main accompaniment to the Shab-e-Barat delicacies - the humble "ruti" so to speak.
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Sooth Your Sweet Tooth
After much anticipation, Krispy Kreme, an American global doughnut company opened on May 7 in Dhaka. Before the official opening...
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Down the memory lane
My grandfather was a lawyer. Not the glamorous world of criminal law for him.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Vegetarian smash-ups
Lau is a fleshy, many-seeded fruit, commonly known as the bottle gourd and is available in a great variety of forms.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Irregular monthly cycle
A woman's menstrual cycle is from the first day of her period all the way to the day before her next period.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
All you need to know about gluten
Gluten is a general name for proteins found in wheat, rye, barley, etc. It helps foods maintain their shape, acting as a glue that holds them together.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Sour green-mango delights to beat summer blast
The tangy scent or even the sound of the delightfully sour mangoes ‘kacha aam’ is all it takes to make the mouth water. This is one heavenly fruit, you would want to eat to the point of stomach ache. To us Bengalis, Kacha aam is the gift-of-gods!
7 May 2016, 07:18 AM
Daytime Skincare During Summer
Once again Baishakh has taken over the country in all its sunny glory.
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Menopausal moms
Thank you for your question. Menopause, is indeed a very significant time in a woman's life and it is important to understand it.
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Savouring in the Flavors
Even though it is part of a hotel (Platinum Grand), let this not influence you in any way. The restaurant runs by its own identity.
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Summer refreshers
The heat is unbearable this year; whenever I am out in the open, my skin feels like it's burning red.
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM