Kishwar Chowdhury has been making headlines for successfully securing a place among the top 24 contestants of MasterChef Australia Season 13. What's more inspiring than achieving this feat is her love and passion for Bangladeshi food.

A month of opportunity, and a month of change — Ramadan begins this year just as we welcome summer. This is the month that Muslims await all year long, and prepare for weeks ahead of time because of all the religious practices, fun activities, great food, and countless blessings.

Mattha is a beverage, originating from Indian subcontinent. Mattha also known as chaach/ghol. In English, it is known as buttermilk. It is a healthy and delicious drink that can be served any time.

UHT or Ultra-high temperature milk is ultra-pasteurised milk that comes in sterilised containers. It’s real milk, just like the kind you buy chilled in the dairy aisle, but its special pasteurisation and packaging process gives it a shelf life of several months.

Against all recurring setbacks, we ought to be grateful to be blessed with yet another Ramadan. However, juggling between work and house

This year again like last year, Ramadan has coincided with the dreadful pandemic. Nothing makes the heart grow heavier to know that people at

Rooh Afza, also known as the “summer drink of the east” has made its mark as an indispensable part of our iftar menu during the holy month

During Ramadan, iftar is when we are thirsty to its core. We need the perfect drink to quench our thirst first, before moving onto other things.

Popular Bangladeshi actress Sabila Nur has signed on as the new brand Ambassador of country’s biggest and most iconic skin care brand — Glow & Lovely. The deal was confirmed recently through a contract signing ceremony in the capital.

One of the most important socio-religious festival celebrated by the Chakma community in the Chattogram hill tracts, Bizu begins at the stroke of midnight on 11 April, by collecting flowers from the neighbourhood.

‘Bizu’ is not only the biggest traditional festival bidding farewell to the year (Chaitra Sankranti) and ushering the Bengali New Year, but also a festival of feast, which carries much significance to the Chakma community.

For over a year during the entire pandemic, I maintained a diary of my days in quarantine. Looking back at what I wrote a couple of days back, I thought: why not share a few of the thoughts that came to me over the year in a concise way with Star Lifestylereaders?

When we think of health, we automatically presume the term refers to physical wellbeing and fitness only. However, over time as we delve deeper into the world of wellbeing, we realise that health is not only limited to a good physique.

Every nation in the world, including Bangladesh, was brought to a halt due to the unprecedented shock of COVID-19. Over time, gradually,

Those of us who were avid readers as children tend to have similar story arcs with our reading habits. Although we would spend hours buried in books during our younger years, life eventually got in the way.

The festival was a true nod to the modern Indian culinary climate and sought to provide diners an authentic trip down the lanes of Kerala to Kashmir with a delectable assortment of flavours, zests and zings authentically native to these regions.

Organised by Mohammed Monirul Islam, Director (International Affairs), Bangladesh Philatelic Federation (BPF), the event was attended by Bernard Beston, President,

Recently, there has been a surge in the number of patients infected with the novel Corona virus. Proper diet is one tool for building the body’s strength against the disease. Here, we present some of the frequently asked questions, and their answers, regarding the role of diet in fighting COVID-19.

Last year, when the entire world stalled and the lockdowns were phasing in and out within the boundaries of every nation, Durjoy Rahman,

With large flags waving on top of masts, patriotic renditions playing at the background — a wonderful sight took shape at the banks of the Chao Phraya River. The colourful naval procession started from the Siam Pier, in the heart of Bangkok, on March 26, 2021.