As much fun as Eid dinner parties are, preparing different meals to serve at the party can become quite hectic. Appetisers, mains, desserts, there are so many different variations to prepare for your loved ones. However, there are quite a few delicious dishes that won’t take up your entire day to prepare. Here are 5 easy recipes that you can try this Eid.

The clock’s ticking and it’s nearly Eid-ul-Fitr! Eid is a time for celebration and happiness, showing gratitude to ALLAH, meeting family and friends and create memories with our loved ones. And, what can be better than celebrating over a scrumptious Eid dinner party with everyone? If you are worried about planning the best Eid feast this year, these easy tips can help.

We are surrounded by cute creatures in the form of cats and dogs. Most of the areas we live in are filled with them and internet/social media is also filled with amazing rescue stories and how adopting a stray changes peoples’ life. Taking in stray animals can indeed be a very fulfilling and rewarding experience but it can also go horribly wrong if not done correctly. There are a lot of factors to take into consideration and given below, are a few steps you should take before you adopt.

Let’s face it, finding a nice TV show for your children is really tough with the plethora of options out there. It's natural for parents to filter content for their kids. On top of that, not all kids like the same shows, so navigating through these obstacles are sometimes a lot for parents. With that in mind, we have compiled 5 of the best shows on Netflix to watch with your kids. These shows cover a wide base, from educational to narrative stories to straight up laughter bombs so you can see which of them your kids adore the most.

The abundance of options when it comes to finding something to watch these days can be overwhelming to say the least. So, let’s put your mind at ease and also give your palettes some cleansing from all the raunchy reality TV shows Netflix puts out every two days by watching some inspirational movies. Now, we are going to leave out the Shawshanks, the Good Will Huntings and the Forrest Gumps because by now, everyone has watched or at least heard of them. Instead, we will be focussing on more recent flicks.

Are you tired of watching the same old horror movies with loud eerie sounds and predictable jump scares? Do you crave to be on the edge of your seat and question if someone or something is with you? Then you’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re a fan of found-footage horror, slow psychological burn or gruesome horror, you’ll find these five criminally underrated bone-chilling horror movies able to keep you up at night.

Eid is a time to celebrate with loved ones and enjoy some delicious food. After stuffing yourself on all the polao, chicken roast and kheer, what better way to unwind than with some mindless comedies? We have gathered the five best comedies for you to watch after a long day of holiday madness. So, get on the couch and let your belly have a laughing workout with these following comedies.

Eid is a time to celebrate with loved ones and enjoy some delicious food. After stuffing yourself on all the polao, chicken roast and kheer, what better way to unwind than with some mindless comedies? We have gathered the five best comedies for you to watch after a long day of holiday madness. So, get on the couch and let your belly have a laughing workout with these following comedies.

From ogling and drooling over celebrity engagement and wedding rings, and analysing their carats and shapes, we’ve done it all. However, the exchanging of rings is a deeply traditional gesture and holds personal meaning. But, is there really a right or wrong way to wear the engagement and wedding rings and does it even matter?

The infamous fashion faux pas of over plucking eyebrows and redrawing them reed thin in the late 90s and early 2000s has most of us traumatised even now. If some of us were guilty of jumping on the bandwagon then, the regret is even more real. However, #SkinnyBrows is back as the most divisive trend on TikTok, with the Gen Zs bringing back the abhorred trend, much to the horror and dismay of the older generations. The app has also created a thin eyebrow filter that you can use to check out how it would look on you before taking the plunge.

What’s your earliest memory of Eid as a child? Waking up, taking a bath, saying the Eid prayer, and then collecting your salami from the elders? Surely you remember the salami being in the form of new banknotes? After all these years, new taka for Eid is still a thing. To cater to this need, there is a buoyant market where new banknotes are sold, a makeshift bazaar where new takas are the commodity!

Even before the Eid holidays began, traffic increased on the Dhaka-Bangabandhu Bridge route.

Export-import through Benapole land port will remain suspended for five days starting from tomorrow..The suspension will start in the afternoon and will continue till 24 April due to Shab-e-Qadr, Eid-ul-Fitr, and weekly holidays, reports our local correspondent quoting Tanvir Ahmed, deputy

Allow me to navigate you through some of the most popular dishes eaten around the world to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr. From Anatolia to the Levant, we will rummage around our kitchen to look for ingredients that are readily available, to make something that offers your loved ones a different experience. Let the biriyanis and the shemai take a back seat for a change and dig into a large dish of rice and meat or get an overdose of Eid cookies. Above all, share your meals with loved ones and have a lovely Eid.

If you are on the lookout for something exciting yet elegant, look no further than the sari collections this year. Be it the romance of the floral, the allure of tie n’ dye, or the captivating geometrics — the plethora of prints this festive season is as mood-lifting and statement-making as they come.

Eid-ul-Fitr 2023 is almost around the corner and so is the age-old challenge of picking the right dress. Outfit options are seemingly endless, with the vast selections of traditional wear at both online and offline retailers. However, some of us may face a problem here as these heavy outfits are not ideal for the casual hangouts we have planned with friends on Eid.

BAT Bangladesh has a platform called ‘Supernova,’ an exclusive programme designed to groom female talents pursuing careers in the field of STEM and facilitate aspiring graduates with the confidence necessary to break the glass ceiling and rise above all societal stereotypes to work their way up. Mentored by women working in leadership positions of BAT Bangladesh, this programme helps female talents to receive proper guidance and get the opportunity to hone their skills for taking big leaps in their careers. 

You open your eyes after an all-nighter, dreading that you are still stuck in a box of an apartment, strung along with the rest of the concrete jungle you call home. Whether it is your weekend or a weekday, the never-ending incessant drowning city noise makes you contemplate on life decisions that you made oh so eagerly through your naive young self.

Born on April 15, 1452, in Italy, Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. He is not only the painter of iconic paintings such as The Monalisa and The Last Supper but his notebooks were filled with drawings and notes on a variety of subjects including anatomy, astronomy, botany, cartography, and palaeontology.

Pahela Baishakh is a reminder of our rich culture and beauty and we welcome the Bengali New Year with celebrations of our tradition in all its magnificence and glory.