Life Style

Life Style

Preventing dementia through yoga

High cortisol levels — produced during prolonged stress — can damage the hippocampus

1d ago

Scientists say they've found a new colour, olo

Olo is not something you can see on a screen or paint on a wall.

1d ago

Sarod, sisterhood, and the quiet defiance of convention

For Ilham and Isra Fuljhuri Khan, music was not a choice — it was an inheritance.

1d ago

We didn’t mean to stop reading

There was a time, maybe not that long ago, when the only thing you needed for a perfect evening was a book

2d ago

Blue hues and white views: Summer's palette   

Pristine and pure, blue and white are everyone’s favourite

4d ago

Ahmed Tuhin Reza: The ultimate panjabiwala

In the world of Bangladeshi fashion, Ahmed Tuhin Reza stands out as a visionary designer in men's traditional attire

4d ago

Beat the heat with Tenzing Chakma's cool designs    

Tenzing Chakma, revered designer, is a lover of nature, and his latest offering is inspired by the shades of summer.

4d ago

Meet the Bangladesh Wheelchair Cricket Team

These are the warriors of the Bangladesh Wheelchair Cricket Team. And they play for dignity!

4d ago

Decor / Your guide to modern bedroom furniture sets

Explore the world of modern bedroom furniture sets to find the one that suits you best

Events / From Faridpur to Dhaka: Bamboo artisans holding on to heritage

Gunoboti is not about freezing traditions in time but creating spaces where they can evolve.

#Decor / Modern meets cosy: Bedroom sets for every taste

Modern bedroom furniture sets balance style and function, offering serene, luxurious, urban, or retro designs to transform your space. With options like EMIs, you can invest in quality furniture while managing costs, creating a stylish, functional bedroom.

Where functionality and health coincide

It is no secret that an average urbanite struggles to maintain a healthy balance in their food intake. Deadlines, late dinners, and the pressure of being punctual and performing at an optimum level have always been at the top of our priorities. Such a lifestyle eventually leads to health-related issues in the long run. However, it can be minimised if we become conscious of what food we intake on a daily basis.

2y ago

Zerocal: A healthy choice for replacing sugar

Zerocal lets you enjoy the sweet things in life without the extra calorie count, which comes from sugar. We love the desserts that are in abundance in our culture, be it the mishti doi, various pithas, cakes, etc. It just feels incomplete if something sweet after lunch or dinner is not there to satisfy our sweet tooth! While nutritious ingredients are used to make these delicious foods, heavy usage of sugar makes them very calorie heavy, which in turn makes them unhealthy.

2y ago

Bazar365: An environment-friendly approach to online shopping

Every time we shop for groceries, it appears that plastic is an inevitable part of the experience. While many companies are slowly implementing upscaling, introducing paper bags and biodegradable plastic, consumers are often unaware of their overall plastic consumption. Bazar365 is an online marketplace targeting to mitigate this lack of awareness by creating an eco-friendly space for customers to fulfil their responsibilities. Bazar365’s model aligns with SDG 12: Sustainable Consumption and Production. They are tackling this goal by creating a greener shopping experience and an eco-friendly marketplace.

2y ago

Farm to Fork: A responsible way of production by Nestlé

The largest food and beverage company in the world — Nestlé — has been practicing a sustainable approach to production that is beneficial to the organisation, society, the environment as well as the consumers. With their wide variety of Nestlé products, you probably come across at least one every day. To ensure that these products are of standard quality, sustainable, and leave as less carbon footprint as possible, Nestlé globally has an impactful approach, “Farm to Fork” and Nestlé Bangladesh also opted for the approach for their food products.

2y ago

A guide to healthy food habits for your children

World Food Day is observed to highlight the importance of an inclusive society where everyone, including children, must not be left behind when it comes to food security. In line with this theme, we need to make sure our children are growing up healthy and have access to nutritious foods, whether at home or school.

2y ago

Does Dhaka need more fashion shows?

Fashion shows have always been a great platform for fashion designers to promote their couture houses. We often see glamorous international fashion shows on television or social media, but how often do our local fashion designers get the right podium? From an economic perspective if designers in Dhaka city offer more fashion shows it will generate a huge amount of revenue for our fashion industry. Fashion shows create numerous opportunities for brands, designers, models, photographers, editors, influencers, and celebrities.

2y ago

How to build a capsule wardrobe

If you have been following the fashion influencer or the lifestyle influencer scene on the Internet in the past few years, you must have come across the term “capsule wardrobe”. Below, we describe everything there is to know about capsule wardrobes for both men and women, including the steps to developing a capsule wardrobe and items to purchase.

2y ago

bluebutton.lifestyle – the latest buzz in Dhaka

The fashionistas of Dhaka are certainly aware, that there is a new lifestyle store in the capital, by the name of bluebutton.lifestyle. Pictures of beautiful models including the famous Hawa movie heroine Nazifa Tushi have been making rounds in social media recently, sporting beautiful jumpsuits, blazers, three-piece suits and long frocks in traditional prints, including Jamdani prints.

2y ago

Chasing the passion of photography

Passion is a very powerful word. Since the beginning of his photography journey, 27-year-old Sohel Ahmed has always been very passionate about photography. To him, photography is a place where he can find peace and happiness. Ahmed lives in Dhaka, and completed his Engineering degree in EEE from AUST. Photography first captured his imagination when he was in his undergrad. The first camera he ever bought was mainly for traveling purpose, but his interest started to grow gradually. Initially, he was into street, travel and lifestyle photography, but later on, he got interested in wedding photography, where he had the opportunity to work with moments, and started to work on compositions he learned while practicing street and lifestyle photography. He joined some of his seniors at...

2y ago

Sheraton Dhaka introduces new menu at Yumi restaurant

Recently, chef Hiromi Yonekawa has been flown from Japan and appointed as the Head Chef of Yumi — the exclusive Japanese restaurant located at Level 27 of Sheraton Dhaka in Banani. Chef Hiromi practices the Osaka style of cooking and has over 30 years of global experience with Japanese cuisine.

2y ago