Let’s face it, money management on a monthly basis is one thing that our formal education completely missed on teaching us.

How do we manage?

It was an early autumn morning. The village was cloaked in a blanket of mild mist, and the cool breeze of the wee hours carried with it the scent of the rain soaked muddy paddy fields.

This is my first “shidur khela,” a ritual strictly for women, I see no reason as to why I have to go through this alone, while the amazing, tall, dark, smart partner gets to witness a different kind of red wedding in the making.

In Bengali culture, people often claim “payesh” to be the best dessert, especially if the occasion is a celebratory one, like birthdays, anniversaries, rice ceremonies or even baby showers.

A week in London is not enough to fully explore the historic city, which stands on the River Thames and enchants visitors from every corner of the world.

ARIES You are half way through with your perfect life.

You know that feeling when you take out your laundry and still find unsavoury clumps, or stains of powder detergent, the same detergent that was meant to clean your clothes.

Regular lineups and products aside, YoungKay is all set for Puja this festive season, with special kurtis and shirts for women.

The Palace Luxury Resort in Habiganj — on the outskirts of Sylhet — is a treasure trove of sorts. With rich flora and fauna and a wide plethora of facilities for vacationers, the 150-acre resort is a true wonderland.

If you are not blessed with 20/20 vision, and if lenses or surgery — no matter how trivial, is one that you shall avoid till you breathe your last, then you are left with no choice but to rely on your glasses as your ‘vision partner.’

Exuberance was the call of the day for this year’s New York Fashion Week, featuring the Spring-Summer 2020. While the runways were highlighted with fashion houses and their latest lineups, the backstage was busy as ever with prepping the right look.

Kurry Accent, an Indian restaurant in Gulshan-2, had recently organised Awadhi Food Fest. Food festivals by eateries, particularly by hotels, have become rather commonplace nowadays.

As Star Lifestyle enters into the last quarter of the year, running strong on promoting all things local; #deshialways, Chondon marks its 10-year celebration of its jewellery line with an exhibition, held from 19-21 September, at their very own showroom.

The largest festivity of this season is just around the corner, and Anjan’s is all set with a delightful line to suit the season. Colourful and gorgeous clothes are the rage and Anjan’s latest collection is here to set the score with clothes in various patterns and designs.

It’s a chilly weekend afternoon and snuggled up on a cosy rocking chair by the bedroom window, you are about to finish reading this fabulous novel. After having basked quite a while in the feel-good vibes of the novel’s climactic finish, you decide to rise from your chair for a brisk walk around the house.

Beguiling lost hearts and charming old souls, orchids have blessed the earth for the longest time among all other species of flowers. A true championship of orchids, Dhaka’s Annual Orchid Show, held at Gulshan 2, therefore, aims to unite orchid enthusiasts from all parts of the city to indulge in nothing but the floral stunners of nature.

My mornings are pathetic. Like all the ladies out there, juggling work and family; with crying toddlers or school going kids, with angry teenagers, or nerdy university-going grown-ups, and not to forget a difficult child-like adult heading for work — our mornings are worse than any migraine headache.

Colonel Harland Sanders is a name directly associated with fried chicken. His secret recipe of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) still remains a secret. Col. Sander’s 129th birthday was this year, on 9 September.

If you are thinking this is yet another piece on our fantasy regarding the quintessential Bengali belle and their mesmerising eyes, then pause. This is exactly that…and perhaps, a little more.