Many a prose has been composed about the Bengali belle. With her long, flowing locks, her practical cotton sari, her dusky complexion and modest earrings.

In the last three decades or so, the Bangladeshi woman has shattered the social boundary and the collective stigma and now walks as equal to men. She is the other half of our economy, our society and our family.

Today's world is moving at such a fast pace that everything we see around us is slowly becoming obsolete. Modern day antiques are a fascinating subject, mostly because we saw them outliving us in front of our very eyes.

Inside Alomahal

Traveling in Dhaka using public transport has been an ever daunting experience for me as a woman.

If you feel trapped in eternal childhood, unable to get over all the awesomeness that you experienced as kids, we are here to make you feel worse. Well, not really. We know that growing up was magical and whether you are a 90s' kid or a millennial, you have fond memories from your era that you would never want to let go of.

Be it for a formal party, a corporate event, impressing girls or to effectively grade grub by looking suave in a class presentation – a proper necktie is the way to go to perfectly complement that mad men look you try to imitate with that slick suit and formal shoes.

Books are an invaluable means of keeping your mind busy. Rather than spending countless hours in front of the PC, wasting every spare moment in social media, one should start rechanneling their leisure in more fruitful pursuits.

It is a fact universally known that diamonds are a girl's best friend. That women love to adorn themselves with jewellery fashioned with them is another well known matter.

TASNIM'S Boutique has emerged as a trendsetter in the fashion world soon after its recent launch.

In remembrance of the Language Movement, Aranya has designed a special collection of panjabis, saris and kotis.

One of the terms I LOATHE is 'cookie-cutter'. We're all unique snowflakes. Then why should our workout routines be the same?

At one point or another, we have all been tempted to follow a particular diet regime.

Bangla the language I speak the comfort I seek

You may have a hundred books in your personal library; some you have read while others are still lying on the shelves waiting for your perusal.

Of all the 'chotpotis' and 'fuchkas' that we can gorge on, a simple charred 'bhutta' sold on the street side maintains its own place as a healthy, staple snack that also passes off as a fast food!

If you are not supposed to judge a book by its cover, you should definitely not judge one by the bookstore or book stall either. But they are indeed marketing tools that help draw attention to the readers.

Valentine's Day has as much to do with love as the Easter Bunny has with resurrection.

Buying your first car and that too on a budget? It is an exciting endeavour a lot like asking out your crush for the first time in high school. It is just as fraught with sanity threatening dangers. But we have you covered here. You are most likely looking into the second hand or the reconditioned market. The latter is just another fancy name for 'second hand' where the difference is that the cars are in better shape for a higher price. All our car people suggest these 10 steps to avoid purchasing a regret.

Imambara (a.k.a. imambargah, hussainia or ashurkhana) basically means 'house of imam', referring to the imams of Islam who have sacrificed their lives for the cause of our religion. Essentially, an imambara is a house of mourning for those imams.