For part two of the Midnight series, take a look at what you can do when you have some cupcakes and some chocolate lying about. Check out the quick recipe.

Renowned actress, screenwriter and painter Bipasha Hayat talks about why age is not a factor in chasing your dreams, in a roundtable discussion titled ‘How Old Are You’ organised by Dove.

Tasneem Hasin Chowdhury, a dietician at United Hospital in Dhaka, talks about the prejudices related to ageing at a roundtable discussion titled ‘How Old Are You’, organised by Dove.

Model, actress Azra Mahmood shares her understanding gleaned from a roundtable discussion titled ‘How Old Are You’, organised by Dove.

One can easily pay a visit to Kushtia in a day with a good plan. Here is how one can cover the maximum spots of this spiritually and culturally rich area in just a day.

The recipes have been prepared by Md. Moniruzzaman, Head Chef, Olea Restaurant, Le Meridien, Dhaka. Egyptian Style Fatta

This recipe has been prepared by Cristiano Marrosu, Chef de cuisine. Prego Kitchen,The Westin Dhaka. Gnocchi Di Patate with the right sauce

Thousands of Bauls and Lalon admirers of the country attended the three-day Lalon festival at Lalon Akhra in Kushtia to mark the 126th death anniversary of the mystic sage. Singing spiritual songs, the Bauls paid homage to Lalon at his grave. In the video above, we present to you a performance of these Bauls.

Thousands of Bauls and Lalon admirers of the country attends the three-day Lalon festival at Lalon Akhra in Kushtia to mark the 126th death anniversary of the mystic sage.

If you are visiting Kuthibari, the temporary residence of poet Rabindranath Tagore then make sure you listen to the soulful music of Atiar Rahman.

We can see a goat drinking from a cup of tea with much flair standing on its two legs in the video captured at a road side tea stall in Mymensingh by a morning walker, Shamsul Alam.

Barisal, the south-western district of Bangladesh holds many treasures. Among them are the majestic ruins of the Lakutia Zamindar Bari in the quaint village of Lakutia and the Durga Sagar, one of the largest ponds in the region. Watch the video to find out more.

A two-day programme titled “Panir Galpo” (tale of water) to raise awareness about diarrhoea kicks off in Kushtia town on October 4.

Early October, a different type of rock concert took place in National Public Auditorium in Agargaon, Dhaka where almost a dozen rock groups of Bangladesh’s indigenous community performed tens of songs in four languages -- Garo, Chakma, Bangla and English. Watch the video to get a glimpse of the concert.

Finding no job after his graduation, Amalesh Roy, now 52, decides to try his luck at farming on his father’s land in Pirojpur.

Barely an hour ride from Dhaka, Srinagar bazar is a four hundred year-old market place and a destination that appeals to a wide range of people.

If you are buying an imitation jewellery from anywhere in Bangladesh, it’s most likely to have been made in a small village named Bhakurta in Savar.

Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crimes Unit of police, Monirul Islam, and senior journalist Zayadul Ahsan Pintu talk to The Daily Star on recent series of crackdowns on militants.

Everyone knows about Sharmila Tagore as the next generation of the great poet Rabindranath Tagore. But have you wondered how are the next few generations of Tagore doing?

What is it that makes the month of October so different from the rest of the year? The sky wears a deep blue colour with specks of white clouds. And as you roam the country in this season—you will surely notice white seas of Kans Grass (Kashful) covering newly formed lands, shoal and the river banks.