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

THIS WEEK'S HORRORSCOPE

Your life is as complicated as that jilapi you are having.
29 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh shows progress in child survival

In recent years, Bangladesh has made solid progress in reducing mortality rates among children under age 5. Part of its success can be traced to the expansion of community-level health interventions.
28 June 2016, 18:15 PM

Through the Lens

Susmita Mondal, 18, an 11th grade student, at her home in Dacope sub-district, Bangladesh on March 30, 2016.
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Investing in EDUCATION pays DIVIDENDS

IN the next 15 years, the world's population of 15- to 24-year-olds will increase by nearly 100 million.
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM

A chance to dream

Shampa wants to be a banker when she grows up. She's studying commerce in school, and it's her strong suit. But she's worried that she'll never be able to realize her dream.
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Shaping his life

Arieful has never had the chance to consider what he wants to be when he grows up. At just 12 years old, Arieful has been working for longer than he can remember.
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Poverty is about more than money

In 2012, almost 900 million people struggled to survive on less than US$1.90 a day – the international extreme poverty line – and more than 3 billion remained vulnerable to poverty
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Breaking the cycle

Eventually, Jhuma's mother allowed her to return home. But every day after school, Jhuma would head to work, going door-to-door to beg for rice. One day...
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM

A fair chance

Its a typical Friday afternoon in the city. Amena has prepared an elaborate family meal of dal, rice, stewed greens, pumpkin, chicken curry and fish...
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM

A Wake up Call

Unless the world immediately focuses on the plight of its most disadvantaged children, 69 million children will die from mostly preventable causes, 167 million children will live in poverty...
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM

A call to action

The life prospects of children trapped in intergenerational cycles of poverty and disadvantage might seem like a matter of chance...
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Tooth Fairy offers Eid collection

Tooth fairy, an exclusive children's boutique was created to celebrate childhood. It began its journey three years ago.
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Shwapno Life's Eid collection

This year's Shwapno Life's Eid collection comes from the most timeless realisation of beauty – the beauty and majesty of the natural world.
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Amber Lifestyle's wardrobe for this season

Amber Lifestyle is a clothing brand that makes products for men, women and children. Ever since their inception in July of 2014, Amber Lifestyle has been dedicated to making the trendiest clothes.
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Kumudini Handicrafts

Pastoral themes have a marked presence in the store's merchandise, be it in the sari designs, the panjabis, or the hand-embroidered quilts. Each and every product in this store carries a piece of our culture and legacy.
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Jovago to promote Bangladeshi tourism industry

Jovago Bangladesh, a Rocket Internet backed online booking site, has reiterated their ambition to promote the tourism industry of Bangladesh during an Iftar event held on the 23 June at the Six Seasons Hotel.
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM

What's in hair?

Life is too short to have boring hair. It really is. Gone are the days of the similar and traditional hairstyles which whole generations of our forefathers sported.
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Check Out Apex This Eid

Footwear powerhouse Apex has been consistently making waves all throughout the year. Known for their modern designs and always evolving collection, the shoe giants have taken things to the next level lately with some very contemporary revamps of their collections.
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Jakarta Muslim Fashion Week 2016

The month of May has been quite an event for the Indonesian capital as it is hosting Southeast Asia's most influential fashion week - Jakarta Muslim Fashion Week 2016.
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Nasir Hossain's NH69

Nasir Hossain is the first Bangladeshi cricketer to introduce his own signature perfume, called NH69, with 69 being his jersey number.
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM