The dynamic duo of DIYer Studio
When your university courses come to an end and you are left with a few bundles of quality, loose sheets of paper, what do you do with it? Give it away, forget about it, or do you make a bespoke personalised notebook?
12h ago
Post-Eid Reflections: Missing the chaos of the city
It is as if Dhaka has been sleeping for the last few days.
2d ago
Ushering Baishakh with mishty
Most Dhakaites have a sweet tooth. We just cannot do without a sweet end to our meals, be it licking your fingers on Kashmiri mango achar, tomato chutney, or slurping up the daal (lentil soup) mixed with sweet, jujube and tamarind pickle.
6d ago
Ikigai Dhaka: Redefining furniture craftsmanship
Nawajesh Salahin Sunny’s fame was sitting at his factory in a zen-like state of mind amidst scattered wooden planks and huge containers. His craftsmen noisily worked all over the place; while he supervised the work being done to give the factory a showroom-like facelift.
1w ago
Ramadan price surge: the same old story?
Two-thirds of the Holy Month is over, and food prices are at an all-time high. Despite strict surveillance by magistrates to control price hikes and adulteration of food, this Ramadan, like always, traders are doing everything against the law.
2w ago
Mastercard Dhaka Night Market 2024: An adventure awaits!
Night-time shopping has a certain charm to it, almost a like starry-eyed rebellion. Come Ramadan, staying out late into the wee hours has almost become a trend for Dhakaites.
3w ago
DNCC in action: Transforming Dhaka with vibrant murals
Dhaka North’s newest venture is painting murals on flyovers, dustbin depots, free walls and spaces to make city streets look vibrant and colourful.
3w ago
Our last chance to preserve Collegiate School
Haque added, “Instead of bulldozing history, they could have renovated and preserved the school and turned it into a Hall of Fame for all its illustrious alumni. It could have been a library for children of the city schools to come and learn about the country’s famous sons.”
3w ago
January 13, 2024
Shakrain Celebrations: The art, culture and controversies of a kite festival
Samar Nandi has been in the trade for over 50 years and his tiny kite store, Shonkho Niketon, is a living testament to the popularity of this annual, Hindu festival symbolising unity and friendship of the community.
January 3, 2024
Armenian Church Celebrating Christmas in January!
Did you know Christmas is celebrated on January 6 at the Armenian Church in Dhaka? In fact, the Armenian Apostolic Church is an Orthodox Christian institution still practising a very old version of Christianity.
January 1, 2024
Remembering election days of the past
National election days of the past were fun. The extra holiday added to the joy.
December 30, 2023
In search of affordable dental care in the city
Rahima Sultana is a house help working at three different places to make ends meet. She needed immediate dental attention and hurried to a dental clinic nearby.
December 27, 2023
Fruitsicles a twist to the winter chill
Who said we cannot enjoy a cold treat during winter? Even if we are experiencing a cold spell, fruity popsicles are always a thing of joy.
December 25, 2023
Prince of Wales: Christmas delights at the oldest bakery in town
What is Christmas without a cake from Prince of Wales, a historic bakery in Dhaka?
December 23, 2023
A tapestry of faith, tradition and unity
The mud huts on the foothills of the Garo Pahar are covered with bashor lota (lady’s slipper vine) at this time of the year.
December 18, 2023
The treasures of Kaptan Bazar
It is a whole new world altogether. Kaptan Bazar is an old and vibrant marketplace.
December 17, 2023
Storm in a teacup our love for tea
My love for anything related to tea knows no bounds, be it fancy teapots, tea strainers, the gradation of tea leaves, the dreamy rolling tea gardens, or random roadside tea stalls -- I am obsessed with the beauty and romance in it all.
December 8, 2023
The magic of rickshaw and rickshaw painting
In the early nineties, while setting up my first home. It became a challenge to decorate my small apartment with limited funds and starting from almost zero.
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