‘The way to one's heart is through the stomach' - although negligibly reworded, the proverb remains true in its practical sense. The act of cooking is without doubt one of the oldest forms of expressing oneself.

Dhaka city seems to be mushrooming with travel agencies; often providing us with the age-old tours to common locations like India, Thailand and Malaysia.

When it comes to the prospect of a second job in parallel with the current, the common reaction is- Getting the first job was hard enough, but another...

Naima Alam is a part time social advocacy campaigner and a full time faculty at a reputed local university, and she loves...

Childhood is the loveliest time for a human being. It is the time of unending affection and care.

Perhaps you have been yearning to see the famed Kanchenjunga for long. But because of the international travel involved, and the various red tapes, it has not materialised yet.

A few kilometres out of Dhaka, right after the Gazipur Chowrasta in Gojariapara, and tucked beyond a patch of trees of the famed “Shalban” of the...

The inspiration to follow this path starts off really simple- empty unused pieces of land here and there...

Lack of food-less recreation has led our people to meet up with their friends at Hatirjheel ignoring the simple fact that it's a lakefront meant to minimise traffic congestion and ease communication and not to set up a date with your significant other.

Children occupy an important portion of every population. The future of the nation relies upon the level of care being provided to its children.

During high school, teenagers go through a transition that they do not know how to cope with.

This week The Daily Star & Eastern Bank Limited present ‘Straight From Kitchen’ - Episode 15 bringing China's Favourite Dimsum recipes prepared by Dilan Xu, executive chef, Chows Restaurant.

Unhealthy lifestyle leads to increase in kidney ailment as Bangladesh is hugely suffering from the disease due to rapidly changed food habit and way of life, health experts say.

You will finally meet your match at Level 6, Bashundhara City.

Most Bangladeshi Facebook users are familiar with the name GMB Akash. Anyone who has seen his posts have surely been mesmerised by the way he captures the poignant tales behind the lives of the many survivor's existent in our city. The way he narrates each of his picture stories reveals his familiarity with the subject and his deep-rooted compassion for their problems.

I wake early. When I hear the call of the muezzin and the first soft sounds of birds chirping, I go to my window to see the sun rise.

When I watched the Bollywood flick, “Zindagi na milegi dobara” for the first time, I like a lot of others, fell in love with Spain and with the idea of travel changing my life.

We live and breathe in a consumerist world, a world where participating in the rat race is becoming the norm often at the expense of spending quality time in the company of people we love most.

She was never considered the typical Bangladeshi model; with supernatural height almost touching the 6 feet mark, lanky and dark skinned, most of her countrymen turned their backs on her.

They are the people God has chosen for us; a close circle where love, trust and dependability prevails no matter what.