How colours define every festival in Bangladeshi culture
Fashion & Beauty
Nayeem Ashraf returns to build Bangladesh culinary industry
Food & Recipes
How SHAPE is redefining lingerie for women in Bangladesh
26 March 2026, 21:51 PM
Fashion & Beauty
Empower your daily routine with SHAPE’s seamless bras, specifically engineered by Monoshita Ayruani for South Asian bodies. This Dhaka-based brand prioritizes inclusive sizing and skin-tone-accurate shades like coffee, ensuring ultimate comfort and invisible confidence.
5 best quick getaways from Dhaka for your Eid holiday
Travel
Explore top Dhaka day trips like Panam City, Moinot Ghat, and Netrokona’s China Clay Hills. These scenic Bangladesh destinations offer historic colonial architecture, traditional Muktagacha Monda sweets, and serene river views for a perfect getaway.
Heritage Bengali foods return to everyday tables with modern twist
26 March 2026, 21:13 PM
Food & Recipes
Swap fried iftar snacks for fresh healthy salads
2 March 2026, 16:23 PM
Food & Recipes
Is chicken haleem even haleem?
26 February 2026, 14:54 PM
Food & Recipes
6 refreshing drinks you can make at home during Ramadan
16 February 2026, 19:39 PM
Food & Recipes
Stay fit this Eid without skipping your favourite foods
18 March 2026, 06:08 AM
Health & Fitness
Manage holiday weight gain during Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha celebrations with mindful eating strategies. Prioritize fiber-rich vegetables and protein over carbohydrates, choose water over sugary sodas, and enjoy short walks to support healthy digestion.
Why you should eat dates every day even after Ramadan
18 March 2026, 03:49 AM
Health & Fitness
Ramadan Reset: Breaking the Shackles of Sugar Addiction
12 March 2026, 19:15 PM
Health & Fitness
Expert tips to stay fit and healthy throughout holy Ramadan
9 March 2026, 09:07 AM
Health & Fitness
Snoring at night? Low vitamin D might be playing a role
23 February 2026, 13:57 PM
Health & Fitness
Want a healthy iftar? Ditch the sugary sweets for these options
19 February 2026, 14:41 PM
Health & Fitness
Mosabbir Alok Nibash giving cancer patients a home
19 February 2026, 14:32 PM
Health & Fitness
Science explains why dancing is a powerful tool against depression
19 February 2026, 14:03 PM
Health & Fitness
How gastritis affect fasting during Ramadan, and what helps
16 February 2026, 19:16 PM
Health & Fitness
#Perspective / The tragic fate of stray animals in Japan Garden City
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Life & Living
Navigating Dhaka's Eid shopping scene on a budget
28 March 2024, 08:36 AM
Lifehacks
My Dhaka / Comrade, give me a cup!
30 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
Top 5 FIFA World Cup 2022 group stage matches to look out for
The FIFA World Cup 2022 will begin on 20 November, presenting to us a month of football extravaganza, with the best national teams from around the world fighting for the ultimate glory. And we do not have to wait long as even before the knockout stage, the group stage will feature some exciting matches that will have all football fans pumped up! So, let’s take a look at the 5 most anticipated group-stage matches of this World Cup.
16 November 2022, 12:24 PM
A billion at risk of hearing loss from headphones, loud music venues: WHO
Around one billion young people worldwide could be at risk of hearing loss from listening to headphones or attending loud music venues, a large review of the available research estimated on Wednesday.
16 November 2022, 06:21 AM
FIFA 2022 Soundtrack: Has Hayya Hayya missed a mark?
Hayya Hayya (Better Together) was the first song to come out this season and has left the fan base divided. Although it garnered some appreciation with the words “You know we better together,” it missed the mark for fans that were waiting for the beat to drop.
15 November 2022, 10:31 AM
How to choose the best haircut for your face
A haircut can make or break your face. Like clothes, you can't have a one-size-fits-all approach to your hairstyles. After receiving criticism from your co-workers all day, you can't take off your bad haircut like you can your clothes. Therefore, it's important to know which haircut flatters your face shape before having your hair cut. After all, a few additional inches here or a few stray hairs on your face there can make a big difference.
15 November 2022, 10:24 AM
6 places in Bangladesh to visit in winter
Winter lovers often love to travel with layered-up clothes throughout the country, but often end up visiting the same place in other seasons. To change that up, here are the top 6 places to visit in the winter.
15 November 2022, 10:01 AM
6 most beloved Bengali comfort snacks
In the crowd of burgers, pizza, and fried chicken, are we slowly forgetting our traditional Bengali comfort snacks? Let’s bring them back in our lives, no matter what part of the world you live in. After all, Bengali comfort snacks are the most appetizing, most flavourful hands down! We have drawn up a list of the most beloved Bengali comfort snacks. While these snacks are available on the street and in restaurants, they can be quite easily prepared at home, too.
14 November 2022, 12:18 PM
A guide to writing your first CV
How do you go about creating your first curriculum vitae? You may believe you do not have enough to say to fill a page, but you probably have more than you realise. According to research, recruiters spend on average between five to ten seconds reading through a CV. It is quite clear that your CV must grab the attention of recruiters at the first glance. Preparing the perfect CV can be quite daunting for people with years of experience, let alone freshers who are working on writing their first. Today, let’s break down some basics you need to consider while writing your curriculum vitae.
14 November 2022, 12:13 PM
Men’s fitness: The journey starts in the mind
Health is the best investment that pays you the greatest dividends. Building actions and healthy habits are priceless sacrifices. Nothing comes easy in life, but dealing with everything becomes so much easier when you build an elite mindset and a strong lean body. It is all interconnected and can become your deadliest arsenal in tackling life with assurance, confidence, and purpose — physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
14 November 2022, 12:08 PM
Men’s night out: Things you can try out
Most of us reading this have come to a point in our lives where hanging out with the boys is not as easy as it used to be. As glorious as those days were, our priorities can change with age and scheduling conflicts. However, that does not mean that we cannot have a men’s night out every once in a while. After all, we all need to lay back and chill with our crew. But what can you do? The concept of a men’s night out may be very different for us than our western counterparts, but it does not mean that we cannot have some fun, right?
14 November 2022, 12:01 PM
Men and their irrational obsessions
If you have hobbies or interests that you spend on, in terms of both time and money, chances are you had those exact words thrown at you at some point in your life. Everybody spends on what they like right? So why is it that our interests/obsessions land us with the man-child moniker? Well, let’s go on this journey of enlightenment together and hope you come out with newfound appreciation for the man-children in your lives.
14 November 2022, 11:43 AM
Speaking of men’s mental health
A common idea is prevalent in society that men will only talk about power and strength as this is the first lesson they receive from their families while growing up. It is in this initial process of raising a male child that we impart the wrong lessons of life. From early childhood, boys are taught not to cry when experiencing physical pain or mental agony, simply because — “Men don’t cry,” and thus, boys and girls are brought up differently when it comes to teaching them how to cope with pain, physical or mental.
14 November 2022, 11:39 AM
5 beard styles to follow this winter
If you are wondering what beard style to wear in 2022, then look no further. We have compiled a list of the best 5 beard styles to try this winter. Whether you are looking for a subtle change or a major transformation, we got you covered!
13 November 2022, 09:05 AM
The secret behind the proactive father
The demands on a father can be numerous and mind-bogglingly diverse, and the unprepared parent may find himself drowning in tasks and rendered deaf by the sound of angry relatives. To make lives a little easier for the new-dads-to-be, here are a few of our suggestions.
13 November 2022, 08:26 AM
On living in the suburbs of Dhaka: Kanak Aditya
Kanak Aditya, Director and Chief Creative Officer at Deshal is a true artiste in all senses. Renowned musician, seasoned painter with a professional degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts, DU, involved with Prachyanat since his university days – he knows the ins and outs of the creative world. Star Lifestyle went to visit this creative, in his relaxing den, in the outskirts of Dhaka and discovered the actual secret behind his brilliance.
13 November 2022, 07:13 AM
Financial anxiety: Causes and ways to tackle
If you find yourself worrying about money more often than you are comfortable with, you’re not the only one. Money or financial anxiety has become more common than ever and it’s a tad bit more than your regular financial conscious or savings-oriented attitude. A crippling fear of anything to do with finances, the feeling can drain you mentally and leave you feeling exhausted and insecure.
12 November 2022, 09:59 AM
How to be different in a world full of conformists
There are many positives to walking the non-conformist path. It can make you more attuned to yourself, more passionate towards your hobbies, more successful and confident, and frankly, quite unforgettable to people. One may naturally wonder, then, why it is that people choose to blend in, especially if there are so many benefits to embracing their uniqueness. The reason may well be because they are too scared to stand out. A success mindset works in the opposite way, however. Those with a winning mindset want to be noticed — think of when you want to apply for your dream job. Would you want to be just another candidate to the panel or actually be remembered for your one-of-a-kind personality?
12 November 2022, 09:56 AM
How to plan your trip a year in advance
If you think a year is a bit excessive to plan a trip, it’s not. It's always a good idea to sort out every little detail of your trip ahead of time. Given how unpredictable life can be and how hectic our daily schedules get, you can never be safe. There are bound to be last-minute hiccups.
12 November 2022, 09:49 AM
Are you walking enough?
For one, walking is known to greatly improve your mental health and your mood. Secondly, it will also help you lose calories and maintain a healthy weight, as walking daily can increase your metabolism. Walking is also known to alleviate joint pain as well as make your heart healthier. Think about all the aunties and uncles you know that speed walk every day at their favourite park — for some reason, they are always incredibly fit and healthy (hint: the reason is probably all that walking!).
12 November 2022, 09:45 AM
The Weekly Tarot Forecast (8-15 November)
Tarot is a rich and profound tool that helps you attune to your own subconscious through the use of colours, imagery and symbolism. It is a deck of 78 cards which depict the entirety of the human experience. From the overarching complex themes of our lives to the day-to-day situations, such as emotions, thoughts and words, finances and motivations and beliefs - all of these are depicted in the tarot cards. The most amazing thing about tarot is that it can offer you a glimpse into the future.
10 November 2022, 12:02 PM
Simple rules to quit smoking
People don’t smoke merely out of habit, there are many other reasons deeply intertwined with this harmful practice. Numerous factors such as social contexts, peer pressure, anxiety or loneliness can largely influence a person’s smoking behaviour. But we need to realise that tobacco is such a drug that only steals from us — our money, health, and well-being.
10 November 2022, 11:58 AM