Turn heads this summer with bold party outfit choices

22 June 2026, 16:48 PM Fashion & Beauty
Celebrate vibrant Dhaka fashion by embracing sensual summertime styles like chocolate brown bodycon dresses and versatile black jersey numbers. These lightweight, breathable fabrics ensure boss ladies look chic while effortlessly conquering hot seasonal soirées.

5 epic destinations in Asia that won’t cost a fortune

Discover budget-friendly Asian travel destinations from Bangladesh, exploring Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand to experience breathtaking landscapes, vibrant culture, and world-class street food while creating unforgettable memories without breaking your bank account.

Your favourite snacks may be loaded with hidden salt

11 June 2026, 10:56 AM Health & Fitness
Control dietary sodium with insights from Dr Chowdhury Tasneem Hasin of Continental Hospital. Reducing hidden salt in processed snacks prevents hypertension and silent kidney damage, protecting the heart health of young adults across Bangladesh.
The colourful cauliflowers of Bangladesh
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Despite charging fees, needs of passengers neglected
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This Week's Horrorscope

Personally, I wouldn’t trust the salad anywhere. But that’s just me.
24 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Common cancers in women

Dr See Hui Ti, Medical Oncologist at Parkway Cancer Centre, looks at common women genital cancers. Of the top 10 cancers in women, three are to be found in the gynaecologic organs. Some of them can be easily screened or detected early, so it is important for women to keep their genital organs healthy.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Summer’s gift — fruits

Endless long summer days and the never-ending heat can only mean one thing — it’s time to load up on summer fruits to survive and thrive!
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

The centre of attraction

Centre tables have long been integral to home décor, creating a huge impact on the outlook transcending the entire room in which they are placed.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Monsoon predicaments

Intermittent rain, the preceding humidity, and the scorching sun combination common to monsoon days is a recipe that often makes for the spread of the common cold, flu, and also fever. Annoying and painful normally, these can become serious if not taken care of.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Friendship Day plans with Cooper’s

Get ready to celebrate with the best of cakes from Cooper’s with their Friendship Day Cake Set. Plan early this Friendship Day on 4 August and make the best use of their pre-order facilities. You can also choose from their extensive range of flavourful cakes.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

The Eatery’s Brazilian affair

Four Points by Sheraton Dhaka was the place to be for an unforgettable Brazilian gustatory evening last week.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Black seed oil capsule Aliksir now available in Bangladesh

Punava Limited, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical company Renata Limited, has launched the black seed oil capsule Aliksir recently. The launching event was held at Asgar Ali Hospital in Dhaka.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Water wars of summer

The only way to cool off is either locking your friends and yourself up in a room to watch a movie, talk or indulge in iced cool treats. But what if there was one more way to cool off and included tonnes of water, fun and the tiniest bit of physical work?
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Sharmila BasuThakur — the legend

Working with lifestyle journalism for over five years now, I believe I can confess to falling in love with the entire set-up. Some may abruptly brush off this special sort of reporting as laid-back, all about fluff and fleeting, but I contend to reason otherwise.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Microwave baking: beginners’ mode

It’s hard not to fall in love with the microwave these days. And how could it be? It helps us out on our laziest days, making cooking and baking both easier and quicker.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Nature’s rhapsody a story in six seasons

“How do seasons change?” And on philosophical lines — “Why?”
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

ROMANO launches body sprays in Bangladesh

An international male grooming brand from Vietnam, ROMANO, has been launched for the very first time in Bangladesh.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Bproperty launches RentalCast

To further simply the lives of tenants and landlords, both residential and commercial, Bproperty has been busy with their latest focus, Rental Services. Bproperty, Bangladesh’s one-stop real estate service provider, has been working around the clock to improve how people look and advertise all this property.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Solid surfaces

A man-made wonder, solid surfaces are what’s hot for 2019’s furniture and interior solutions.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Himalayan Airlines to begin Kathmandu-Dhaka flight from Monday

Himalayan Airlines, one of the private carriers of Nepal is going to commence Kathmandu-Dhaka-Kathmandu direct flight.
20 July 2019, 09:43 AM

How we survive Dhaka without really thinking about it (as told by bideshis)

Every day, us Dhaka residents (and from every other Bangladeshi city) do not realise how close we come to death, mutilation and further death. Only when you hang out with a bideshi do you take in the magnitude of the possibility that the end is so near. We are
18 July 2019, 18:00 PM

The passage of the Animal Welfare Bill 2019: Only the beginning

On July 7, I was in the auditorium of the Bangladesh national parliament house, holding my breath, squeezing my colleague’s hand, and bursting in excitement when the deputy Speaker took votes and passed the new bill. From the time the cabinet approved the draft
18 July 2019, 18:00 PM

This Week's Horrorscope

Pry open the doors to the future. Which is bleak.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Rickshaw Art by Protibha: Where Your Purchase Makes a Difference

The crude artwork on the back plates of rickshaws plying the rural and urban streets in Bangladesh, with their vivid colour combinations have grabbed attentions for a long time now. But as society’s tastes did not favour this particular form of art and its artists,
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM