Step footwear sets a new milestone in Bangladesh’s Footwear Industry. Step Footwear is part of a new wave of homegrown brands changing the way Bangladesh thinks about everyday footwear. With a clear…
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Sehri Tales is an annual month-long creative flash fiction challenge that takes place on Facebook every year. A long-time participant shares her thoughts on the power of community-based storytelling in the context of this beloved tradition.
The lawyer and media powerhouse, Peya Jannatul discusses the high cost of being a vocal woman in the public eye, and why she believes being greedy for your ambitions is the most…
The post-pandemic global demand for quality skincare has only increased every year, including in Bangladesh. Dr Nur-us Sama Loba talks about how SKINN Centre, a family-owned dermatology-led aesthetic centre, blends decades of…
How to walk in Dhaka – you can’t! It has been three years since I moved to Dhaka. The shift to the big city was fun at first. But within a month,…
The positioning of fragrance as a brand marker has driven the global demand for fragrances. J. Fragrances, eyeing a fantastic growth opportunity, has secured a place for itself with its unique approach to scent as storytelling. We caught up with Sohail Hamid Khan, Chairman, Owner and CEO of J Group to understand his approach to the business.
Bangladeshi designer Tonmoyee Mokaddes made a striking debut at Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026, presenting a collection rooted in the richness of Bangladeshi textiles. Tonmoyee Mokaddes is, first and foremost, an artist.…
Rickshaw Art Festival 2026, exhibits stories, heritage and the uncertainty of Artists Advertising, storytelling, and an understanding of Bangladesh’s social values and cultural norms are most vividly expressed through rickshaw art,…
Critics often call Bani Abidi’s work a South Asian version of Waiting for Godot – it’s existential, it’s Beckettian, and it usually involves a lot of waiting. We are often told that…
Students take on the responsibility of cleaning lakes with 55 Kodomtola’s green initiative. Soft morning light cascades over the lakeside, illuminating the subtle gleam of the water, the refuse scattered across the…
J. approaches perfumes as aromatic storytelling. This year, Bangladesh is getting some scented stories of their own.
Award-winning photographer and long-time Puran Dhaka resident Mahmud Hossain Opu indulges in culinary nostalgia over the traditional iftar bazaar.
Inside Asia’s defiant photography festival, Chobi Mela XI In January 2026, against the backdrop of a nation still reckoning with its own seismic shifts, the eleventh edition of the most storied international…
Connection in a modern world Valentine’s Day is more than just red roses, gifts, and candlelight dinners; it’s a moment to think about what love really means today. Behind flowers, social media…
Every year, Jagannath Hall transforms into a vast, open-air classroom for the Mother of Arts. Here, under the Magh sun, departmental boundaries and religious lines blur, transforming the campus into a sprawling…
On questioning how language serves a powerful uniting force as well as one of the most complex factors of division
Two long-time friends, two locations and two conversations about the evolution of dissent Entering Justice Shahabuddin Park, I was gratified to find Elita Karim had reached before I had. Celebrated singer, award-winning…
Shuhan Rizwan and Tanzim Rahman on the weight of the word, the pressure of the Boi Mela, and the stories we are still too afraid to tell. One approaches the page with…
A love story unfolds amid political upheaval and rising extremism, as Delupi captures the pulse of a changing nation through authentic voices and village life. Delupi is definitely one of the best…
From the grit of local noir to the far-flung visions of international film, the 24th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) offers a dispatch from a city that lives between the frames. If…