With people looking for comfortable clothing to ward off the heat, Baluchar brings a range of comfortable cotton panjabis to its showrooms. The showroom in Aziz Super Market only sells panjabis of different designs with block, embroidery, emboss work. These are sold both in retail and wholesale. Contact: 81 Aziz Super Market (3rd floor), Shahbagh, Dhaka. Call at 01716556271 or visit their website at www.balucharkurta.com

Kay Kraft prepares for Eid

With Eid approaching, Kay Kraft is preparing for the celebration with their range of new designs. Kay Kraft is constantly working to come up with ways to reinvent our traditional taant in a contemporary light. All Kay Kraft branches will have sarees, shalwar-kameezes sets, tops, single kameez, ladies kurtas, skirt tops, panjabis, fatuas, shirts, t-shirts in new designs.Colours like blue, magenta, purple. brown, red, sea-green and different shades of blue have been used in the designs. For more details about showroom locations and products, check out www.kaykraft.com or facebook.com/kaykraft.com.bd

Muslim Collection's panjabi line

With the tastes and preferences of the youth, the weather and the trends of the season in mind, Muslim Collection Exclusive has adorned its wardrobe with fabulous panjabis. These outfits have been made with cotton. The long and short panjabis are indeed alluring 'deshi' attires. Location: 2nd Floor, Zilla Parishad Market, Keraniganj, Dhaka. Contact number: 01761522221. Website: www.muslimcollectionbd.com.

Bisargo's Eid attires

This Eid, from saris and ornaments to shirts and panjabis, the outlets of Bisargo have something for everyone -- men, women and children.

The designs on the outfits have been created through block, embroidery, karchupi, etc.

Bisargo's outlets work as retailers as well as wholesalers. Location: 3rd Floor, Aziz Super Market, Shahbagh; 3rd Floor, Baily Fiesta, Baily Road. Contact number: 01711465050.

Men's World summer collection

This summer, Men's World has launched a range of comfortable and elegantly designed collection. Panjabis, short Panjabis, T-shirts, casual and formal shirts, pants and denim are available at Men's World's show-room. Men's World has showrooms at Jamuna Future Park and Malibag Fortune Mall.  For other showrooms and other information, please visit: Nur plaza, Elephant Road, call at 01613117707 or visit them at facebook.com/mensworldbd.

Nogordala opens in Banani

On 10th June, eminent musician Kumar Bishwajit formally inaugurated the Banani 11 branch of Nogordola. This outlet of Nogordola will also have household items and crafts on sale besides clothing. It is the goal of Nogordola to make sure that customers get what they demand in contemporary designs this Eid.

It started in 2006 as a social business initiative of Dhaka Ahsania Mission. Since its inception it has nurtured a unique cultural identity with their specialty of theme based products. Their Dhanmondi outlet opened in 2007. Within this short time, it has established itself as one of the leading fashion houses of the country.

Iftar at the Bay View

Radisson Blu Chittagong Bay View is offering scrumptious buffet deals keeping Ramadan in mind. Every day their buffet restaurant, the Exchange, will present cuisines from around the world, along with traditional iftar items. You can opt to take what is on offer at the Live Station, where the best chefs at the Blu will make delectable dishes for you.

The buffet is priced at Tk.2950 ++. For reservations, please call +880 31 619855.  

Peninsula's iftar offers

The Peninsula Chittagong has arranged for a lavish iftar cum dinner buffet at its Laguna Restaurant, boasting a wide range of local and Arabic dishes. There are also two sets of platters you can order, either for eating at the hotel or as takeaways.
Peninsula can also be your venue if you want to throw private or corporate Iftar parties. Meanwhile, for a exclusive and unique taste of iftar, the hotel has introduced for the first time The Peninsula Shahi Iftar for a group of 10 to12.  
During the month of Ramadan the special attraction of The Peninsula Chittagong is the iftar shop at the ground floor of the hotel, where people buy items at promotional prices. For the last 3 years, this iftar shop has become one of the most popular campaigns of Chittagong.  
The Peninsula Chittagong is located at GEC Circle, which is an epicenter of the port city. This year, it had been awarded a certificate of excellence by TripAdvisor.
To book a table at Laguna, call 01755554579. If you want to book for an iftar party or for the Peninsula Shahi Iftar, dial 01755554582 (and hurry up, because there are promotional offers for those who book early).
Trip Advisor awards The Peninsula Chittagong for excellence
The Peninsula Chittagong has recently received a certificate of excellence from TripAdvisor in 2015. TripAdvisor LLC is an American travel website company providing reviews of travel-related content. Based on the reviews provided by the travelers, guest it ranks the property/service within the industry. The Peninsula Chittagong has been consecutively awarded the excellence award for last couple of years.  General Manager Mushtak Luhar says he expressed his gratitude towards all the reviewers all over the world for taking time and reviewing for the hotel and he also thanks the hotel team for providing good service to guest constantly. He says that the hotel management determined to maintain this service in the coming years.

Poplar Café brings Taiwan to the city

Poplar Café at Gulshan-2 pioneering the idea of presenting food in a Taiwanese environment is quite new in Bangladesh. Food items like cookies, pastries, cakes, breads, and drinks all represent Taiwanese culture. All the food items being presented here are from mainland Taiwan. Poplar has been opened in Dhaka to allow Bengalis to savour the authentic flavours of Taiwan.
The chefs were trained in preparation of food as per the culture of Taiwan. To contact, call 01678-013636, or visit facebook.com/pages/Poplar/652027438235309?fref=ts.

Pigeon's thematic tees

Pigeon is the first brand that has extensively worked on creating T-shirts with various cartoon characters.
And with the upcoming Eid in mind, it has brought in more than fifty designs of T-shirts, flaunting a tasteful fusion of Western and 'deshi' flavours. There are also a variety of Polo T-shirts.  And Pigeon has also introduced its line of shirts as well.
The clothes are available in numerous shopping malls in Dhaka. From those in Dhanmondi, Uttara, Banani, etc to Bashundhara City and New market, dealers of this fashion brand are ubiquitous.
Its own outlet (as a retailer and wholesaler) is located in House # 2, Road # 3, Mirpur- 10. Dial 01858989631 for more information.   

Platinum's Ramadan offers

We find ourselves looking at that time of the year again: the auspicious month of Ramadan. Platinum Boutique Hotels is offering a mouthwatering iftar, followed by a buffet dinner, with a price tag of Tk.1250++ at Café Nemo (located in its Banani branch) and with Tk.650++ at Terra Bistro (located in its Uttara branch).
Some of the specialties in the menu include local delicacies like haleem, dahi bara, malai bundia, shahi jilapi, Kashmiri pilaf, beef Mughlai, mutton badami korma and many more. You can also enjoy local dishes at the sehri buffet for Tk.600++ in Café Nemo.