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

Keeping your cherubs snuggly in winter

Ever wonder why it's so hard to dress a kid? Mothers would agree that it's simply a challenge to get the little tykes out of their Pjs in the morning; getting them to wear layers of winter clothes is a different ball game altogether!
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Bomb away with bomber jackets

Winter mornings are cold and wet with a brisk wind sweeping a chill across the land, seeping into our homes, stripping the dear warmth of our skin. As comfortable and tempting as it may be, to wrap our precious quilt around the body and step outside to rule the street, fashion wise it would be quite appalling.
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Profiteroles, Hibiscus and flaming red daisies –a garden party to relish

Now, who does not love garden parties? The mere mention of the idea gives me goose bumps. Fresh scones with clotted cream,
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Lifestyle: The big-fat-grand picnic

A Hollywood picnic is simple: a park, the leading-lady in a cute sundress, a picnic basket, and the youth in love.
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Lifestyle: Healthy morning rituals

You have hit the snooze button about three or four times now, with dreary eyes and a tired body you have managed to get yourself out of bed, dressed and out the door.
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Jhalmuri VS Pop Corn

By the time this goes into your hands, the bite of chilly winter may have seeped deep into your bones. The other possibility is the season vanishing, leaving no trace.
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM

THIS WEEK'S HORRORSCOPE

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4 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Boots, pumps and Oxfords for winter chills

Is it any different in our parts of the world? You might be scoffing away, but make an attempt to turn up at the next job interview in multicoloured sneakers or better yet flip-flops and you would easily get the answer!
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Reviving Muslin

Saiful Islam, CEO, Bengal Muslin (an initiative of Drik), thinks that it is indeed possible, though it would require significant effort.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Beating the seasonal blues

As far as exercising is concerned, for most people, hibernation mode is on! Pools closed, low attendance at gyms and fewer joggers at the parks indicate that irrespective of your enthused summertime regimen; some of you are turning into sloths!
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Simply Layering

These simple items can be transformed into the warmest of clothes by simply layering it on top of knitted turtlenecks for the extra cold days.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

A healthier source of entertainment - Clay Station Dhaka

The substantial lack of food-less recreation in our city is quite evident. The absence of nightlife and places to go for enjoyment has driven most of us inside our homes tied to our smart phones or tabs.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Raw Nation opens second store in Jamuna Future Park

Men's premium fashion brand Raw Nation opens its second brand store at Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Gentle Park's winter fashion collection

In keeping with the latest trends, lifestyle store Gentle Park has brought out new festive and street casual outfits for winter.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Candy crush...almost!

A candy is not only an element made of sugar and flavours that thrives in your body in the shape of flabs; rather it is the Severus Snape to your little Hogwarts that is called 'life'.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Pithas

Having celebrated Nobanno Utshob (a joyous festival that marks the jubilation of harvesting new crops) just recently, Bangladeshis embrace 'sheetkaal' with just as much exuberance.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

The warmth of shawls

Winter is here and there are many items of clothing that we will add to our wardrobe - shawls being one of them. Discussing shawls require that we briefly identify the history of this wonderful piece of clothing.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Summing up scarves

Scarves and mufflers have created a lot of confusion over the years, with people struggling to differentiate between the two.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Topis - your modern day crown

Wondering how you can glam up your look this season? Simple, top it with a topi! You will be amazed to see how exquisitely it can transform you.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Pile it on against winter chills

One of the best parts we love about winter is being able to finally bring out all our coats and turtlenecks and start layering' em up!
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM