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

Women in business and the challenges they face

Female entrepreneurs have a crucial role to play in increasing household incomes, producing jobs, generating wealth and reducing poverty directly in an economy. The social benefits of female entrepreneurship are also immense.
6 March 2022, 06:21 AM

International Women’s Day: Everything you need to know

Every year, the International Women’s Day gets tagged with a new theme or campaign and sparks dialogue about important women’s issues like gender equality, reproductive rights, and abuse.
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Dealing with quarter-life crisis

Life is uncertain, life is unpredictable, and life has its crests and troughs.
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM

The power of female friendships

 Truth be told, humans are social animals, and all social animals need a pack — to work with, to bond with, and to lift each other up.
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Women behind the steering wheel in Dhaka

But have you ever stopped to ponder and notice something unusual in these busy roads? Well, you would not find this unusual unless you compare the streets of Dhaka with that of any other country.
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Positive discrimination to create a gender balanced society

Unfortunate as it may be, we still do not live in such a world. Gender equality is a far cry under most circumstances, but we are working together in our society to eradicate discrimination at all levels.
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Role of the mother in gender equality

We have seen in so many places that the women are taught to accept their fate and be doormats to their surroundings, where in the same circumstances, men are forced to break-free and live their lives to the fullest.
28 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Gift ideas for sick family and friends

Here are some gift ideas and creative gift basket ideas for a sick friend or family member.
27 February 2022, 11:43 AM

The Korean story of Bangladesh

We are touched by Korean influences perhaps in more ways than we can imagine. From electronics to entertainment, and from business to food, Koreans have made their mark in Bangladesh and the world at large.
21 February 2022, 18:00 PM

What makes K-pop and K-drama worldwide sensations?

In 2012, Psy’s global hit “Gangnam Style” went viral because of its catchy tune, vibrant aesthetics and uniqueness. It was the first time a South Korean artist had broken into the international music scene.
21 February 2022, 18:00 PM

That beautiful (but often ignored) dedication page in books

When you start reading a book, don’t start from chapter one, because, if you skip past the dedication page, you may miss the small but heartfelt/hilarious/uplifting note written by the author.
21 February 2022, 18:00 PM

5 innovative ways to make your bedside table look sleek

With so many ideas to select from, we thought of helping you out by narrowing the list down. Here are the top 5 tips for you to jazz up your bedside table.
17 February 2022, 10:08 AM

Traffic woes continue to hamper people’s lives and limit the potential for growth

A few days ago I travelled to Kushtia, a city situated in the southwest of Bangladesh from my hometown, Mymensingh. As our car was about to enter the city, we were faced with a huge tailback of trucks, cars, buses, and vans carrying passengers and goods.
17 February 2022, 09:56 AM

Maghi Purnima arrives once more

Buddhists all over Bangladesh will celebrate the Maghi Purnima, one of their major festivals on Wednesday, 16 February, 2022.
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Self-care for mental well-being

This year, I have taken a challenge on monitoring my mental and emotional wellbeing making things better. There are little things you can do daily that might help.
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM

The Ekushey spirit

One spring day, on February 21, 1952, a number of precious lives were lost to a government’s brutal reaction to a simple demand, for the right to include Bangla as an official and national language in a country where the majority of population spoke it as their native tongue.
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Trendy crockery by Akij Tableware

A home that truly cares about its aesthetic appeal will pay as much attention to its paintings in the living room as it will to something mundane like its doorknobs.
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Far Field Voice Controlled TV from VISION

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? – you know the story. It would be lovely to have such a mirror on your wall that can show you what you wish and talk back to you. It’s a fairy tale alright, but thanks to modern technology,
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Rasha’s Story: History and Nature Through Sculptures

Akhtar Ahmed Rasha, an expatriate Bangladeshi artist living in New Jersey, New York, sees art in the most unlikely places. Unlike most artists, he does not start off with a subject in mind, but patiently walks through nature and waits for his subject to call out to him amongst the greenery.
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Celebrating Ekushey

It has been 70 years since that fateful February morning.
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM