Gold hits Tk 2,17,381: What this means for Dhaka jewellery buyers
20 October 2025, 18:20 PM
Why Bangladesh’s furniture fair is turning heads
18 October 2025, 18:28 PM
Dhaka’s art of waiting
16 October 2025, 18:41 PM
What I learned from Dhaka
12 October 2025, 18:31 PM
From quacks to qualified vets, Dhaka’s evolving pet care scene
10 October 2025, 18:35 PM
In the heart of chaos, I find Dhaka’s flavour
5 October 2025, 18:31 PM
Types of passengers you meet on Dhaka metro
2 October 2025, 18:17 PM
Durga’s feast: From luchi to payesh, tradition reborn
1 October 2025, 18:15 PM
Durga Puja in Dhaka: A journey through time
1 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Youth art brings ‘Transformation’ to Dhaka
28 September 2025, 18:44 PM
Love road at Mirpur: A youthful street
Certain neighbourhoods in Dhaka have that one spot where people gather to just sit back and relax. For Mirpur, it’s the frequently discussed street referred to as “Love Road”.
3 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Saat Masjid Road and a mosque
Saat Gombuj Mosque, or the seven-domed mosque, is located in Mohammadpur.
2 May 2024, 08:28 AM
Mama Hotel: A staple for DU students
It all started at the hands of one Kasim Uddin, who used to sell “khichuri” on a van at the gate of Shahid Sergeant Zahurul Huq Hall in the ‘90s.
30 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Helping stray animals beat the heat
Dhaka is experiencing the worst possible heat wave and Dhakaites are all chalking out their best-known life hacks and household hacks to beat the heat.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Innovating art promotion
The art scene of Dhaka is quite robust even though it is a challenging business -- one that needs to build a trusted rapport with the buyers. While art is food for your soul, selling artwork is what runs the show.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Savoury Summer Delights: Green mango season is here
Mango is known as the king of fruits and justifiably so!
21 April 2024, 18:00 PM
The dynamic duo of DIYer Studio
When your university courses come to an end and you are left with a few bundles of quality, loose sheets of paper, what do you do with it? Give it away, forget about it, or do you make a bespoke personalised notebook?
18 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Post-Eid Reflections: Missing the chaos of the city
It is as if Dhaka has been sleeping for the last few days.
16 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Unmukto Library invites you to read under the open sky
When we talk about libraries, what image first comes to our minds?
15 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Pahela Baishakh and the panta bhaat debate
On one hand, it is a traditional dish and PahelaBaishakh is a festival where we celebrate our culture -- not just with songs, crafts, etc., but also with food. Moreover, it is absolutely delicious! You can indulge in it with other deshi delicacies as well, be it with the delightful ilishorthe spicy bhortas.
14 April 2024, 07:37 AM
Ushering Baishakh with mishty
Most Dhakaites have a sweet tooth. We just cannot do without a sweet end to our meals, be it licking your fingers on Kashmiri mango achar, tomato chutney, or slurping up the daal (lentil soup) mixed with sweet, jujube and tamarind pickle.
12 April 2024, 13:54 PM
Eid in Dhaka: The city’s top 5 celebration spots
Are you looking for the spirit of Eid celebrations in Dhaka? Here are the top 5 spots.
10 April 2024, 06:39 AM
Ikigai Dhaka: Redefining furniture craftsmanship
Nawajesh Salahin Sunny’s fame was sitting at his factory in a zen-like state of mind amidst scattered wooden planks and huge containers. His craftsmen noisily worked all over the place; while he supervised the work being done to give the factory a showroom-like facelift.
7 April 2024, 18:00 PM
The almost 400-year-old Eidgah of Dhanmondi
This place holds a lot of historical significance because of its age and also because once upon a time the rulers of Dhaka used to offer Eid prayers here.
7 April 2024, 07:45 AM
Remembering St Joseph on its 70th anniversary
On a sunny afternoon in October 1993, my mother took me to visit the campus of St Joseph Higher Secondary School, nestled among large trees on a relatively quiet (at least back then) road of Asad Avenue in Mohammadpur.
5 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Panthapath street market: A Hub for Affordable Shoes
Eid shopping has already begun in full swing and shoes are one of the indispensable items on your want list.
2 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Ramadan price surge: the same old story?
Two-thirds of the Holy Month is over, and food prices are at an all-time high. Despite strict surveillance by magistrates to control price hikes and adulteration of food, this Ramadan, like always, traders are doing everything against the law.
31 March 2024, 18:00 PM
The origins of haleem
When was the last time you spent an entire month of Ramadan without eating haleem at least once? This food has indeed survived the test of time!
31 March 2024, 09:24 AM
Mastercard Dhaka Night Market 2024: An adventure awaits!
Night-time shopping has a certain charm to it, almost a like starry-eyed rebellion. Come Ramadan, staying out late into the wee hours has almost become a trend for Dhakaites.
28 March 2024, 18:00 PM
DNCC in action: Transforming Dhaka with vibrant murals
Dhaka North’s newest venture is painting murals on flyovers, dustbin depots, free walls and spaces to make city streets look vibrant and colourful.
26 March 2024, 18:00 PM