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

Winter sun protection

Just because the weather is getting colder a lot of us have the tendency to skimp on sunscreen. It is colder, not as much sun outside, and
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Aarong's ravishing wedding collection

Bangladesh's iconic brand Aarong is one that we associate with delicate local craftsmanship, versatility, guaranteed quality and of course a social cause – empowerment of rural artisans in an effort towards poverty alleviation.
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Newlyweds' finances

Anabil and Labonno got married a month ago. They have been in a relationship since high school and graduated from the same medical college. The wedding day frenzy for Anabil and Labonno just ended, and they went for their honeymoon, had a grand time, and now begins real life.
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Walking the walk

The trousseau, makeup, invitations, decorations and good food – seemingly the order of the messy events a.k.a. wedding are in order.
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Just married!

Out of my dreams and into your arms I long to fly I will come as evening comes to woo a waiting sky. Out of my dreams and into the hush of falling shadows, When the mist is low and stars are breaking through Then out of my dreams I'll go Into a dream with you.
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

A grand gesture

The great Bangladeshi wedding season is here again. It is an exciting time of the year when everyone's social calendar is abuzz with invitations to weddings and countless events related to each of those. Amidst such chaos, one aspect that is crucial to keep in mind is the all-important wedding gift.
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Soundtrack for the 'deshi' wedding

Let's go back a couple of decades, to the days of 'borof-pani', Powerpuff Girls and happily ever afters. Back when the Internet still had not replaced television, we would enjoy singing along jingles that played all throughout the days with our siblings and cousins.
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Eleven people a wedding cannot do without

If you love noise, laughter, clink of gold bangles, gossip, full-flavoured food, makeup, music, insincere praises, and have a skin thick enough to endure caustic remarks about your age, weight, height and marital status, a 'deshi' wedding is 'the' place to be.
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Wedding shenanigans

Planning a wedding is a lot of hard work. Not only the wedding and the reception itself, but the pre- wedding events take up a lot of effort and time; and of course they are more the fun!
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

TIKLY

Perhaps the most “bridal” of all jewellery pieces, the 'tikly' has recently seen an urban revival. Bridal headpieces have been a time long tradition in Bengali weddings,
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Paprika starts journey

Paprika Restaurant and Convention Centre has opened their outlet in the capital's Dhanmondi. The restaurant features beautiful décor, live
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

THIS WEEK'S HORRORSCOPE

Sticky notes can make fun outfits. Just make 'em extra sticky.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Daraz.com.bd brings Fatafati Friday 2016

After the huge success of Fatafati Friday 2015, the pioneering e-commerce platform Daraz.com.bd is once again bringing the biggest
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Kumarika Miss Natural 2016

Kumarika has been working in Bangladesh as a representative of nature and youth for a while now, and as such, has been able to win
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Host your dream wedding at the Oasis of Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka

When you are considering different venues for your wedding or grand reception this year, chances are you will be told by someone close
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Of Feathers and Flights

It was almost dusk when I heard an unfamiliar chirrup resonating from the field. Although I was already running late, I couldn't help but
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM

THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY

IMPRESSION OF TIME: A PAINTING EXHIBITION
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Travelling:functional and fashionable

Who does not love to travel, especially as the perfect remedy to a hectic life? However, sometimes when on the road, a big luggage can
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Living Blue in Paris

It is the fashion capital of the world. Home to many of the most prestigious labels, Paris is a city that does not go out of style. It is that
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM