Minutes after giving birth I realised, my little one simply hated being soiled and would scream at the top of his lungs as if his tiny little bum was on fire. Right out of the blues came an angel in disguise.

A weekend-long extravaganza that was the ultimate medley of song, celebration and fashion, the Bangladesh Couture Week 2021 championed the majesty of Bangladeshi silk in all its forms and glory.

Certain aspects of travel are better left to imagination, but what happened this time threw us off balance.

On 4 December, Twelve Clothing Ltd., a lifestyle fashion brand has launched an exclusive new outlet at Mirpur-2.

To celebrate the 50 years of victory of Bangladesh, InterContinental Dhaka has arranged a three-day Bengali food festival called “Bijoy 50 Uthsob”. The food festival will start from December 16 and will continue until December 18, 2021.

Bishwo Rang is all set to step into the 27th year of its colourful journey this December and it has come bearing gifts for us. As a symbol of gratitude to all customers, the fashion house is offering up to 70 percent discount on its products across all outlets starting from 5 November until the stocks actually run out!

How you connect with a colour largely depends on who you are: where you are from and what culture and country you belong to. And so, this makes us ask, what do different colours symbolise in Bangladesh, how do we perceive certain colours, and how do they relate to our national identity?

“Green. If you don’t mean Dhaka, but the whole country, I can’t think of anything other than vast lush fields of green crops almost everywhere.” – Mehraz Hossain

Another 14 December, another reminder of the dark episode that unfolded on this day 50 years ago. Hours before the Pakistan army surrendered, collaborators of the occupational forces helped them erase some of the brightest names of this country.

Gender-based violence, unfortunately, is not a concept we are unfamiliar with. In fact, according to UNICEF, gender-based violence is the most pervasive yet least visible human rights violation in the world.

There is a long and proud history of each nation (mostly) and we as Bangladeshis are strangers to taking pride in ours. Nothing wrong in that. But there are also some quintessentially Bangladeshi character traits that could be seen with a touch of humour or inquiry, if I may.

On Sunday, 12 December in the resort city of Eliat, Israel with 80 women from around the world competing for the crown, Miss India — Harnaaz Sandhu was crowned Miss Universe 2021.

By incorporating just a few simple habits into your daily routine, you can get clearer, spotless and more youthful skin, with results visible in as little as four weeks.

People have now resumed international travelling, although cautiously. With the emergence of a new, more contagious variant, Omicron, however, countries are placing new restrictions on travellers, making international travelling even more uncertain, more hectic

India today extended suspension of scheduled international passenger flights due to Covid-19 pandemic till January 31 amidst global concerns over Omicron.

'Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women' campaign is a great opportunity to make Zontians around the world commit to a common goal to end gender-based violence.

To promote and expand the locally produced products and entrepreneurs on both national and international platforms, the SME Foundation has organised the ninth National Small and Medium Enterprises Fair 2021 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC).

Inaugurated on 9 December 2021, the food festival will continue until 18 December 2021 at Doreen Hotel Dhaka’s signature restaurant, The Flair, from 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm.

You do not necessarily need to live in the countryside to take up vegetable gardening as long as you can provide your plants with ample sunlight. Additionally, if you have ever had an urge to grow your own produce, winter is the perfect time to get started.

The Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh today called upon the government to form a regulatory board to stop illogical airfare set by airlines to different Middle Eastern destinations.