It was my first day at work training. Sitting in a room as the only Bangladeshi (or of Asian origin), I felt like the fish out of the water among the White English people. The very subject of our discussion was “Bangladeshi Girls”, particularly focusing on young teenage girls growing up in a Bengali dominated [...]

The hard-core poor women of Chhotokhata village and the neighbourhood in Dimla upazila of Nilphamari district have discovered in door-mats new avenue of survival after rendered homeless by the Teesta River. The articles being of high quality are exported to other districts, bringing more revenue for them. It may be mentioned here that the Teesta [...]

In spite of commendable feminist activities of numerous social workers and NGOs, women continue to be mistreated in every sphere of the society. It is a myth that women who are educated or financially independent are free. They too are hapless victims of various social conventions and norms.

Since 1962, when American author Rachel Carson alerted the world to the dangers of pesiticide poisoning in her ground-breaking book “Silent Spring”, women have played a vital role in the global environmental movement. In 1988, the World Commission on Environment and Development, headed by Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, published its report, “Our Common [...]

Japan’s number one lip care brand “LipIce” has launched in the markets of Bangladesh recently. Produced by the reputed pharmaceutical company, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, LipIce will be available in the sweet scented Strawberry, Orange, Blueberry and Lemon fruit flavors.

With all the changing trends and fashionistas dictating what’s in and what’s out, how’s a normal person to know what makes the cut and what doesn’t? Frankly, it’s a hard game to play.

Beauty is one of the treasured possessions of all women and they are often very conscious about their looks and always after enhancing their beauty by any means. They look for different beauty tips and often visit different parlors and spa in order to have a beautiful self.

The stoic walls of Ahsan Manzil in Old Dhaka were alive again last Thursday night. In the times of the nawabs, the dome of this palace was perhaps the highest point of Dhaka, drawing intrigued people from all over. On the night of April 1, there was a gathering of not nawabs and zamindars but [...]

Findings from a study yesterday revealed that women health workers have been found to be acting as change makers of society at the community level since the sixties of last century. The study conducted over community health programmes of the government, ICDDR,B, BRAC and Gonoswasthya Kendra in Matlab, Savar and Jamalpur said that the recruitment [...]

Citibank, N.A., Bangla-desh in collaboration with Grameen Shikkha has launched a scholarship programme called ‘Citi Scholarship for Young Women’ targeting the female university students of the country. Under the programme, scholarships will be given to 35 female students from six public institutions including Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka University, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Tech-nology (BUET), [...]

When I first watched Aladdin, all that I could think about for the next few days was not the bold Princess or the handsome ‘street-rat’ but Princess Jasmine’s

Women and beauty have always been correlated. In turn, when we think of beauty and beauticians in Bangladesh, one name comes profoundly to the mind — Kaniz Almas. The dynamic Almas is an inspiration to numerous teenagers, adult women and even men as she rescues them from a bad hair day, or a questionable fashion [...]

Summer sun, heat and humidity can damage your hair’s cuticle and result in dry, drab, split, brittle or frizzy hair and ends.

Mehazabien Chowdhury Height: 5’3” Horoscope: Aries Hometown: Chittagong Education: A’ level candidate Date of Birth: April 19, 1991 Eye Colour: Dark Brown Skin Tone: Fair Ambition: To have a successful career and a happy family

Women and beauty have always been correlated. In turn, when we think of beauty and beauticians in Bangladesh, one name comes profoundly to the mind — Kaniz Almas. The dynamic Almas is an