Want better focus and health? Add more fish to diet

Saltwater fish like hilsa, koral, and rupchanda offer heart, brain, and eye health benefits due to omega-3s. Nutritionists recommend lighter cooking methods and mindful portions to maximise seafood’s value while minimising health risks.
16 October 2025, 11:36 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

Sugar free delicacies

You do not always need sugar to make amazing treats. Here are a few simple recipes to help you indulge your sweet tooth without the granules.
29 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Confidence is beauty!

Feeling beautiful is a personal choice. To help women identify themselves and to feel beautiful from within, Dove along with The Daily Star, held a roundtable on 25 April, 2015.
29 June 2015, 18:00 PM

What to do, and not to do during Ramadan

Follow these guidelines and don’t let Ramadan lead to compromises with your health and fitness.
25 June 2015, 06:23 AM
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Make up trends 2015

Back with a Big Bang is the nude look. Carefully cultured yet deceptively natural, in reality a lot goes into the natural, hardly-there make-up look.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Fighting hard

Dove recently organised “Choose Beautiful” - a campaign aimed at creating a healthy environment where young girls can flourish without facing any discrimination regarding their looks.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM

CORRIGENDUM

Star Lifestyle's issue on Tuesday, June 16, 2014 (Volume 15, Issue 3) featured an article titled, 'Liberation of the Spirit: Fashion Wear by Shwapno'.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Earth entering new extinction phase: US study

The Earth has entered a new period of extinction and humans could be among the first casualties.
20 June 2015, 04:27 AM

Star Eid fashion (video)

Explore the trendiest look and latest designs from all over the market with your copy of the Star Eid Celebrations 2015 this Ramadan and make your Eid most fabulous.
19 June 2015, 05:18 AM

RAMADAN KAREEM!

Planning ahead is essential for the entire month to run smoothly. And here we present five dominant characters of our households and share some of their insights for the entire month.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Flying alone

It was 25 minutes past 9 o'clock. The Dubai-bound Emirates Flight 584 should have left Dhaka 30 minutes ago, but the flight was being delayed. Saima, who was on board Flight 584, checked her watch at least 30 times in the
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Beauty and the beholder

They say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Who is the beholder, we ask? Who defines beauty?
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Where have all the desi chickens gone? (video)

Be it the broiler or the sonali, no other chicken comes near them – and you will taste the difference when the roast chicken in a wedding feast is not desi.
15 June 2015, 08:47 AM

Dogs snub people who are mean to their owners: study

The findings reveal that canines have the capacity to co-operate socially -- a characteristic found in a relatively small number of species, including humans and some other primates.
13 June 2015, 09:26 AM

Of Mirage and gluttony

The platter provided the guests with a burst of flavours. You had the very hot and spicy Mongolian beef, the milder prawn item and the tangy olives in the salad.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Meat Lovers

For many out there who love gorging on meat, Meat Lovers, located at Bashundhara R/A, opposite the Jamuna Future Park walkway, could well be worth scoping out.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Star LIFE STYLE is 15

In the last 15 years that has passed, Star Lifestyle evolved into your popular Tuesday read. This we owe to our valued readers, who have
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

A baking challenge

Baking is the new unchained melody for urban women (and some men) in my opinion, of course for those who want or like to cook.
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Shab-e-Barat and Old Dhaka foods

The night of records or Shab-e-Barat is a major day for devout Muslims all over the world. But another part of this day, especially in Bangladesh, is the affection that is circulated among neighbours and relatives. Sweetmeat and bread (roti) is distributed door to door come alive with a celebration of the divine.
1 June 2015, 13:35 PM

Healthy Weekend Getaway

The weekend is finally here and you are all pumped to enjoy it with friends. You think of heading to the most happening restaurant in town, eat till you are full, come home, watch your favourite TV show, and before you know it, your weekend is over.
1 June 2015, 10:52 AM