It is week one of Ramadan. On day seven, we have for you a selection of local and international recipes to try your hands in. Quench your thirst with some sweet tamarind juice. Craving sweets? Then we have just the solution for you with some mouth-wateringly delicious Umm Ali—an Egyptian dessert to take you on a culinary adventure.

Six days into Ramadan and the iftar bazaars are catching heat! Spoons flying, knives slicing and the heat rising. It is time to take our culinary skills a notch up. Try your hands at some Middle Eastern dishes for a change from the fried and crunchy delicacies.

Day three of Ramadan is already here and it is time to meet your sweet tooth cravings! Check out these easy-to-bake recipes that will leave you wanting for more!

Thanks to our busy schedules, most of us tend to skip meals in order to save time and end up with health troubles.

It is day two of Ramadan and the summer heat has already worn you out. But fear not, Lifestyle has the perfect high energy solution for you. Check out these easy-to-do recipes that will refresh you and leave you wanting for more!

Keeping in mind the long hours of fasting we will experience this year, the food on our platters should be hydrating and packed with nutrition and healthy in all aspects. To get you started, Star Lifestyle will present for its readers one recipe a day that would be an ideal addition to your iftar/sehri dishes.

June 1, 2016 was a magical night for all the Harry Potter fans around the city. At 7pm on the day, far away from the central city...

Using a sharp knife, make a ¼ inch-deep slash in each breast-half and thigh of each quail. Transfer the quail to a large rimmed baking ...

Some of the grandest foods of our country are made best in Old Dhaka.

If you want to enjoy a wide assortment of kebabs, or perhaps if you are fancying a plate of biriyani, Zaffran is a new restaurant in town you should pay a visit to.

Spray eggplant with oil. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook eggplant in batches for 2-3 minutes on each side or until browned. Transfer to a large plate.

Foodee is a restaurant that sits at the centre of Banani and offers a great environment to its customers,and good food at affordable prices.

Located in Banani, the high-end restaurant, Chows, is dedicated to serving the very best of Cantonese cuisine Dhaka has to offer.

My husband and I would like to start a family. Both of us are healthy and we do not take any medications. Can you give me any tips?

Celebrity chef Kiran Jethwa traverses the length of Bangladesh, one of the top fish producing nations, and discovers that the country’s fishing industry is as diverse as it can be dangerous.

I have heard that Zika Virus has been found in Bangladesh. I am worried about this as I don't know that much about the illness and my wife is pregnant. What should we do?

My favourite place to go is around Jama Masjid, in the lane where there is the original Karim. But I seldom go to Karim's, which is known to be a veritable institution.

Summer has been a drag so far as the heat waves keep sweeping over our tropical motherland. It might give you a headache realising that we are only halfway through summer.

Put all the ingredients in a food-processor. Pour 2 cups water and grind or blend to a smooth liquid. Put mixture in sterilised jars and keep in a cool dark place. Use after two weeks. Refrigerate the jar after opening.

Times have changed and so have the ways of making food, so maybe it's time to go a step further and bring about a global twist to the main accompaniment to the Shab-e-Barat delicacies - the humble "ruti" so to speak.