The pandemic lockdown took a heavy toll on our mental and emotional health, but Sonia Hossain, a passionate dancer, turned to movement as her path to healing. Now, she’s sharing that path with others, using dance and yoga as tools for well-being and resilience. In this interview with Star Lifestyle, Sonia shares her journey from casual dancer to certified Zumba ...

In a world where culinary trends shift as quickly as the tides, Faiza Ahmed, a fashion designer, visual artist, and culinary visionary, is returning to the roots of traditional Bangladeshi cuisine — minus the meat — with her plant-based venture, Sanchayita, initially launched in 2015. Her enterprise draws on our country’s rich folk traditions, highlighting the bounty of plant-based foods ...

A newborn child was found abandoned at a graveyard under Fenchuganj in Sylhet on Monday. Fenchuganj upazila health officer Rashedul Haque told that a group of people of the Nijghilachhara village in the upazila gathered around the graveyard of the village in the morning after hearing the cry of a newborn baby. ‘But, none of the villagers approached the baby ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized illegal Indian goods worth over Tk 50 lakh from Tahirpur and Bishwambharpur border areas in Sunamganj district. The operation details were confirmed on Monday by Lieutenant Colonel AKM Zakaria Kadir, commander of BGB Battalion-28. According to BGB reports, the seized goods were confiscated from various locations, including the Lau’r Garh, Chinakandi, Chanpur, and Charagaon ...

Taylor Swift led the way at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester on Sunday, picking up four awards on a night dominated by female artists, including Tyla and Sabrina Carpenter, reports AFP. The ceremony’s 30th edition, which brought the biggest names in world music to northwest England, saw Swift take home trophies for best artist, best live, best ...

A court in Sylhet has granted a five-day remand for four suspects in connection with the brutal murder of six-year-old Muntaha Akhtar Zerin in Sylhet’s Kanaighat upazila. The decision was made by Sylhet Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-4 Judge Kazi Md. Abu Zaher Badol at around 3 PM on Monday. Earlier, the suspects were presented in court at 1:30 PM, where ...

Ingredients: For the Fish: v 7 tbsp (55 gm) all-purpose flour, divided v 7 tbsp (55 gm) cornstarch v 1 tsp baking powder v Fine salt, to taste v Freshly ground black pepper, to taste v 1/3 cup cold dark beer v 1/3 cup cold sparkling water v 4 (7-ounce) thick, white fish fillets For the Chips: v 2 pounds ...

Country’s export earnings in October witnessed a healthy growth of 20.60 per cent fetching US$4.13 billion, up by $0.71 billion from $3.42 billion of the same month of the last year. According to data released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), in the first four months of the current fiscal year 2024-25, exports grew by 10.8 per cent to reach ...

During the ongoing CoP 29 Global Climate Conference in Baku, leaders from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) representing Most Vulnerable Countries (MVCs) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) convened a press conference, emphasizing the urgent need for decisive action from major carbon-emitting nations. The event titled “LDCs & MVC Peoples’ Expectations at CoP 29” focused on pressing demands for a fossil fuel ...

Five more dengue patients died and 1,194 more people admitted to the hospitals across the country with the viral disease during the last 24 hours till Monday morning. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), with the latest casualties, the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease reached to 360 this year. Of them, two died in Dhaka South ...