Get your body moving: Athleisure at its best!

Athleisure dominates 2025 fashion, blending fitness and everyday wear for modern lifestyles. With versatile, sweat-wicking designs, local Bangladeshi brands now rival global labels in quality and style. Comfort meets chic minimalism as workwear and activewear seamlessly merge post-pandemic.
20 October 2025, 09:38 AM Life & Living

Can being too nice weaken your body’s defences?

Chronic people-pleasing triggers persistent stress, causing immune system dysregulation and inflammation. This may increase autoimmune disease risk over time. Prioritising self-care and reducing chronic stress supports immune health and reduces long-term biological harm.
23 October 2025, 10:49 AM Life & Living

Herbs for my heart

It would inevitably be late in the afternoons; after wrapping up her daily household chores and completing Zuhr prayers, Nanu would sit down to have her lunch, which in itself was an art, almost like a ceremony of relishing heavenly manna.
29 July 2019, 18:00 PM

This Week's Horrorscope

Personally, I wouldn’t trust the salad anywhere. But that’s just me.
24 July 2019, 18:00 PM

The Eatery’s Brazilian affair

Four Points by Sheraton Dhaka was the place to be for an unforgettable Brazilian gustatory evening last week.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Black seed oil capsule Aliksir now available in Bangladesh

Punava Limited, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical company Renata Limited, has launched the black seed oil capsule Aliksir recently. The launching event was held at Asgar Ali Hospital in Dhaka.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Water wars of summer

The only way to cool off is either locking your friends and yourself up in a room to watch a movie, talk or indulge in iced cool treats. But what if there was one more way to cool off and included tonnes of water, fun and the tiniest bit of physical work?
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Nature’s rhapsody a story in six seasons

“How do seasons change?” And on philosophical lines — “Why?”
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

ROMANO launches body sprays in Bangladesh

An international male grooming brand from Vietnam, ROMANO, has been launched for the very first time in Bangladesh.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Bproperty launches RentalCast

To further simply the lives of tenants and landlords, both residential and commercial, Bproperty has been busy with their latest focus, Rental Services. Bproperty, Bangladesh’s one-stop real estate service provider, has been working around the clock to improve how people look and advertise all this property.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Solid surfaces

A man-made wonder, solid surfaces are what’s hot for 2019’s furniture and interior solutions.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

The centre of attraction

Centre tables have long been integral to home décor, creating a huge impact on the outlook transcending the entire room in which they are placed.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Monsoon predicaments

Intermittent rain, the preceding humidity, and the scorching sun combination common to monsoon days is a recipe that often makes for the spread of the common cold, flu, and also fever. Annoying and painful normally, these can become serious if not taken care of.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Friendship Day plans with Cooper’s

Get ready to celebrate with the best of cakes from Cooper’s with their Friendship Day Cake Set. Plan early this Friendship Day on 4 August and make the best use of their pre-order facilities. You can also choose from their extensive range of flavourful cakes.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

How we survive Dhaka without really thinking about it (as told by bideshis)

Every day, us Dhaka residents (and from every other Bangladeshi city) do not realise how close we come to death, mutilation and further death. Only when you hang out with a bideshi do you take in the magnitude of the possibility that the end is so near. We are
18 July 2019, 18:00 PM

The passage of the Animal Welfare Bill 2019: Only the beginning

On July 7, I was in the auditorium of the Bangladesh national parliament house, holding my breath, squeezing my colleague’s hand, and bursting in excitement when the deputy Speaker took votes and passed the new bill. From the time the cabinet approved the draft
18 July 2019, 18:00 PM

This Week's Horrorscope

Pry open the doors to the future. Which is bleak.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Uber launches road safety campaign in Bangladesh

With an aim to raise awareness around this critical issue, Uber has launched a road safety campaign in Bangladesh. The month-long campaign was kicked off through a video post by brand ambassador and number one all-rounder in the world of cricket, Shakib Al Hasan.
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Italian extravaganza at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden

Italy — cars, fashion and cuisine; the perfect amalgamation of class. While not all of them can be enjoyed within the realms of home, Italian food lovers can enjoy the very best of Italian cuisine this season.
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM

A cheesemaker with a message

Times are changing. No longer will any food enthusiast be puzzled with an offer of something that is made by pouring bacteria into it. Not only will they say a resounding yes, the follow-up selection of dishes and food may overwhelm even the inquirer. Having said that, cheese certainly takes the top slot in this line-up as a delicious dairy goodness boasting of complex flavours.
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Most influential gadgets of all time

Children growing up these days, or in fact, the early 2000’s, have had the wonderful opportunity to grow up with things that we, the so-called ‘Gen Next’ could only dream of, or see on TV. Where once it was amazingly cool to see a talking black car, that same feature is now so commonplace that it borders on sheer annoyance.
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Clean eating for beginners

There are certain rules and guidelines you need to follow. Clean eating will not only make you feel light from inside, but also help you shed those extra pounds and stay fit. In a nutshell, clean eating is all about choosing the right food, which are as close to their natural state as possible.
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM