If you are thinking that Hawa, the Chanchal Chowdhury and Nazifa Tushi starrer is simply facing the first few days of success, that is usual of any good movie, then you are simply clueless. The movie written and directed by Mejbaur Rahman Sumon is facing an implausible triumph, one that is only synonymous with blockbuster hits. Fans had gone wild even before the movie was released. They were wearing the Hawa sari, and Hawa T-shirts, carrying the Hawa merchandise and even humming to the famous ‘Shada-Kala’ tune while boarding a rickshaw. It’s as if the film had created a cult following, who were hung up on setting the records straight for once: that Bangladeshi movies could generate a buzz similar to any of their global counterpart.

Air passengers from Dhaka to Jashore and Barishal have dropped significantly as many southbound travellers are preferring to travel by road following the inauguration of Padma Bridge in late June.

In 2016, Zami Hossain took the initiative to take his love and passion for thrash metal and form his own band KARMANT. Since then, KARMANT has grown steadily. Their music has spoken about many social issues including abortion, the potential threats of the The Rampal Power Station, the 2018 student protests regarding road safety and such, through thought provoking lyrics.

After studying 60,686 individuals who provided information on their napping habits four times between 2006 and 2019, the researchers have come to the conclusion that individuals who napped frequently have a 12 percent higher chance of developing high blood pressure and a 24 percent higher chance of having a stroke as opposed to people who never nap.

It might be difficult to lose weight after the age of 40. Slowing metabolism and a decrease in daily physical activity can lead to weight gain if these biological changes are not matched with a corresponding reduction in dietary calories. Still, shedding pounds after age 40 is not a hopeless endeavour. Here are a few ways to tackle mid-life weight loss.

Wasfia Nazreen, on July 22, 2022, became the first person from Bangladesh to scale Pakistan's notorious K2, the world's second highest mountain, her expedition told AFP. Wasfia is mostly known for being the only Bangladeshi and first Bangali in the world to climb the Seven Summits — the highest mountains of every continent. She thanked her team members and especially mentioned Mingma David Sherpa, a world-renowned mountaineer, for his comradery and support.

The most crucial and ceaseless concern for every member of the household, especially the head, in this case mostly ‘mothers’ have always been a competent household. The popular consensus might say that you are the Queen of the house, but, if the house help does not show up the next day, you will surely be dreading your luck.

After two difficult years of struggling with COVID-19, fashion designers worldwide wanted something fun to brighten up their surroundings, so this year, they decided to bring back the bright and bold hot pink. Yes! You heard it right, hot pink is the colour of 2022 and this season, we have seen many shades of hot pink in fashion week, starting from Dior, Valentino, Versace to Alexander McQueen everyone is offering various shades of pink.

BOLD by Nusrat Mahmud Ananna is an online clothing store that focuses on making dresses exclusively for plus size women. Be it some pre-existing stigma or just plain ignorance, a plus size individual often has to settle for something less interesting in terms of designs and patterns than someone of an average size. BOLD aims to create equality in fashion by working on this problem. Since the message is everyone’s right and freedom to fashion, there is no such thing as a size chart in BOLD. Any dress of your choice will be customised to fit you as per your instructions.

Every country has its own heritage crafts. While we may have many, from weaving authentic Jamdani to knitting bamboo baskets, very few people know about their history and traditions. Today, in this article we will be talking about one of our most talked about heritages: the art of pottery making and the village that stays awake in keeping our pottery heritages alive. The Bengali term for Pottery making is ‘mritshilpo’, which mostly specifies the maneuver of the craft: the soil of Bangladesh.

Veteran actress Neetu Kapoor comes back to the spotlight — with a different art form this time. The actress recently shared with the world her own simple-yet-delicious oatmeal recipe via Instagram Stories. She has been known for her love of cooking for a while now. The actress recently appeared to share her speciality treats on Dance Dewaane Juniours, a reality show.

Mothers nowadays are trying to do it all — work and parenting — with a schedule that seems to get busier every day. With sleepless nights, an early work routine, pumping schedules, school events, work deadlines, and the need to provide quality time to children, mothers have their hands (and arms and legs) full. Mental and physical exhaustion, also known as mum burnout, can lead to dire consequences not just for them, but for children too

Raising your hand or voice, for that matter, on a child simply because they are weak and younger than you in age, is an act of cowardice on the part of the parent. Some fantastic and in-depth research has been done in this field. Psychologists and paediatricians both agree that physical abuse is extremely harmful for a child, having both physiological and mental consequences. Abuse comes in many forms and what is equally surprising is that a lot of parents have no idea that many of their actions can count as abuse.

The annual survey that ranks countries according to how happy its citizens think they are, have found Finland to yet again top the list, according to criteria such as a high GDP per capita, a healthy social support system among friends and family, good life expectancy, freedom of choice, little to no corruption in the government and the business world, and generosity in charity or community service. Countries with all or most of these factors rank high on the list of happiness as their citizens feel a sense of security in living there, and are able to form trusting relationships with their governments.

India’s civil aviation sector regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) yesterday (July 27, 2022) instructed low-cost carrier SpiceJet to operate maximum of 50 percent of its flights for the next eight weeks after several of its planes reported technical malfunctions recently.

Being a person with long hair during summer is no easy task. Add a hijab and it turns into a whole different ball game.

Whenever you think of floating markets selling fresh vegetables and fruit, the Cabiao floating market in Philippines or Damnoen Saduak market of Thailand comes to mind first. In Bangladesh however, not many people know about the floating markets that are in operation in the division of Barishal, one of them is situated in Pirojpur, famous for guavas that are sold during its peak season.

A Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an “invasive alien species,” citing the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife.

The much-awaited Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ Dhaka-Toronto flight will finally start operating from tomorrow (July 27, 2022).

With record breaking heat waves being experienced all over the world, heat stroke is a very real risk that many of us will face even without realising. A heatstroke, also called a sun stroke, is the most serious form of harm caused by exposure to extreme heat, usually indicated by a core body temperature of 104°C. But there are warning signs of a heatstroke in the making, and we can all look out for the following symptoms to help avoid it for ourselves and prevent it in the people around you.