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267-year-old music store closing due to financial difficulties

267-year-old music store closing due to financial difficulties

Rassiq Aziz Kabir  2023-02-25 14:49:19

The city of York is one of the oldest in England, with cultural artefacts remaining in the city from time immemorial. The city has also arguably been home to the oldest music store in the United Kingd...

Unlimited food at reasonable price in buffets: Where's the restaurant's profit?

Unlimited food at reasonable price in buffets: Where's the restaurant's profit?

Megh Rahman 2023-02-23 18:43:18

Imagine a restaurant that offers all 80 to 90 menu items at an affordable price -- a win-win situation for customers and the restaurant as well.  When you may have Mexican, Desi, Chinese, Indian...

Japanese bid farewell to giant panda returning to China

Japanese bid farewell to giant panda returning to China

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-21 15:42:52

With tears, waves and shouts of farewell from fans, a Japan-born giant panda set off for China on Tuesday from the Tokyo zoo where she was raised. A hugely popular attraction at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo sinc...

Go seasonless with just black and white in your wardrobe

Go seasonless with just black and white in your wardrobe

Mahia Afrin 2023-02-20 14:39:21

A colourful closet is lovely, but there is nothing wrong with having some essential black clothing and accessories. You can wear these alone or mix and match them with other items. Just be sure to spe...

Floating tents for campaign between two mountains in Dubai under construction

Floating tents for campaign between two mountains in Dubai under construction

FE Online 2023-02-19 19:45:00

A Dubai-based architecture firm, Ardh Architects, is set to bring a new level of luxury to the hospitality industry by creating 'The Floating Retreat.' The firm plans to combine the thrill of camping...

The Atlantis of the Sands: A mystery yet to be resolved

The Atlantis of the Sands: A mystery yet to be resolved

Dr Imtiaz Ahmed 2023-02-19 19:10:43

We all know about the fabled city, Atlantis. According to the legend, the city represented a civilisation far ahead of its contemporaries. But they angered the gods and suffered utter destruction.&nbs...

Rengmitc: A dying language with only 6 native speakers

Rengmitc: A dying language with only 6 native speakers

Rassiq Aziz Kabir  2023-02-19 16:32:59

Bangladesh is relatively homogenous in terms of ethnicity and language, as almost 98 per cent of the people in Bangladesh identify as Bengalis and have Bengali as their native language.  However...

How to get a minimal glam look for any event?

How to get a minimal glam look for any event?

Mahia Afrin 2023-02-19 15:42:52

Many of us have heard about the no-makeup and clean girl-makeup look. It is simply applying layers of makeup but having a natural look for any event. This makeup look has a dewy finish and looks much...

How to practice discipline in managing money

How to practice discipline in managing money

Samin Yasar 2023-02-18 12:37:06

If someone were to ask what’s common among all the richest people in the world, the answer would probably be they all value their money. Even with all the money in the world, they practice disci...

Getting married this season? Make a fulfilling menu

Getting married this season? Make a fulfilling menu

Nowshaba Achal 2023-02-16 20:20:08

Winter is the wedding season. There is a common joke that several people get married with each refresh on social media.  When it comes to the word ‘wedding,' the next word that comes into...

'80s and '90s fashion are back in the picture

'80s and '90s fashion are back in the picture

Mahia Afrin 2023-02-16 17:03:23

Fashion changes with the taste and likings of the consumers. Suddenly you find your mom saying that a particular hairband was quite trendy during her youth, and now you are wearing that band in 2023 t...

What happened to the man who didn't salute Hitler?

What happened to the man who didn't salute Hitler?

Dr Imtiaz Ahmed 2023-02-15 18:24:13

You might have come across a black-and-white photograph of a 1936 German Naval yard in Hamburg on the internet where rows of people were saluting the German Leader, Adolf Hitler. He was there to inaug...

JU student earns fame remaking iconic '3 Idiots' scenes

JU student earns fame remaking iconic '3 Idiots' scenes

Rassiq Aziz Kabir  2023-02-15 17:39:35

'3 Idiots' is probably one of the most influential pieces of popular culture to come out of this subcontinent. The movie has an overarching impact, especially on university students, not only from the...

Art for thoughts, inclusion and harmony

Art for thoughts, inclusion and harmony

MOHAMMAD SAIFUL ISLAM 2023-02-15 10:11:39

Mr Ali Ahmed was looking at one of the art pieces through his thick glasses when this writer approached him to talk about his experience at Dhaka Art Summit (DAS) 2023. The retired architect and a res...

Ekushey's spirit through the lens of fashion

Ekushey's spirit through the lens of fashion

MORIUM KULSUM 2023-02-15 10:09:46

"Moder gorob, moder asha, amori bangla bhasha" - perhaps we Bengalis are the only nation who can boastfully claim that our language is our pride. For this very language, we valiantly fought oppressive...

Healthy K-beauty trends you can follow

Healthy K-beauty trends you can follow

Mahia Afrin 2023-02-14 18:55:07

Are you still doing ten step skincare routine every single time? Now the time is for science-backed formulas and an overall minimalist approach to skincare. K-beauty has introduced clean and vegetaria...

Valentine’s Day celebration with exciting offers at Hotel Sarina Dhaka

Valentine’s Day celebration with exciting offers at Hotel Sarina Dhaka

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-14 13:32:27

Hotel Sarina Dhaka is all set to celebrate Valentine’s fanfare in line with Valentine’s offerings on February 14. This time hotel Sarina’s concept is the ‘Golden Valentine&rsq...

Aung Myko Marma: The DU student who went viral overnight for a song

Aung Myko Marma: The DU student who went viral overnight for a song

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2023-02-13 21:41:37

It was a regular day for Aung Myko Marma, a student at the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, as he studied and then subsequently uploaded a video of him singing 'Jadur Shohor...

Your perfect Valentine's Day look

Your perfect Valentine's Day look

Megh Rahman 2023-02-13 18:36:07

Valentine's Day is that time of year when we can smell love in the air. While you may need to set your schedule to spend time with friends and loved ones or organise events this Valentine's Day, your...

UK man completes an animal encyclopaedia that he started drawing 21 years ago

UK man completes an animal encyclopaedia that he started drawing 21 years ago

Iftekharul Islam 2023-02-13 18:12:48

Childhood dreams can be powerful motivators that inspire us to achieve great things. However, as we grow older and face various challenges, we may lose sight of those dreams and feel discouraged.&nbsp...

The East and North Anatolian Fault Systems - origin of the Turkish earthquake

The East and North Anatolian Fault Systems - origin of the Turkish earthquake

Shuvro Saif 2023-02-11 18:01:42

The devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria is one of the biggest humanitarian disasters in recent times, already claiming more than 24 thousand lives, and certainly, the number will go high as ple...

Syrian man serving free tea and dates to pilgrims of Madina for 40 years

Syrian man serving free tea and dates to pilgrims of Madina for 40 years

Rassiq Aziz Kabir  2023-02-11 16:24:41

Madina is considered one of the holiest places in Islam. Islamic sources universally regard it as the second-most important city because it is where the Prophet (PBUH) organised the first Muslim commu...

Travelling deep into the woods of the Sundarbans

Travelling deep into the woods of the Sundarbans

Afra Nawmi 2023-02-08 16:47:21

Taking a short break from our busy working hours, this writer travelled the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, with a group of sixteen. A three-day trip took us into the deep woodlands,...

The battle that ended Greco-Persian wars

The battle that ended Greco-Persian wars

Dr Imtiaz Ahmed 2023-02-07 20:46:34

The Persian king Xerxes launched a second invasion of Greece in 480 B.C. to subjugate the city-states. His large army emerged victorious at Thermopylae. His ships also broke through at Aremisium, but...

Short Selling: How does it make profit or loss?

Short Selling: How does it make profit or loss?

Shuvro Saif 2023-02-05 21:30:18

The 'Adani-Hindenburg' issue is currently the most talked about debate in the global financial industry. How a single report has caused a huge conglomerate loss of more than USD 100 billion within day...

Turning into a boy for a day - what would a girl do?

Turning into a boy for a day - what would a girl do?

Umme Ayman 2023-02-05 20:52:15

If you have read Franz Kafka's novel 'The Metamorphosis,' you may know the famous fictional character Gregor Samsa who wakes up in the morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect. He doe...

JCI Dhaka cosmopolitan Conducts Project Annonya

JCI Dhaka cosmopolitan Conducts Project Annonya

FE Online 2023-02-05 18:40:26

The beginning of menstruation means the start of a new phase with new challenges in the life of adolescent girls. Yet, numerous girls face stigma, harassment and social exclusion during menstruation....

Did you know the first Pharaoh of the united Egypt was killed by a hippopotamus?

Did you know the first Pharaoh of the united Egypt was killed by a hippopotamus?

Dr Imtiaz Ahmed 2023-02-05 18:31:36

We are all fascinated by ancient Egypt and the tales of the Pharaohs. There were about 30 dynasties of Pharaohs. The first or early dynastic period started more than 5000 years back, and legend says...

'Code of Hammurabi': One of the earliest and most complete legal code

'Code of Hammurabi': One of the earliest and most complete legal code

Dr Imtiaz Ahmed 2023-02-04 18:19:15

Mesopotamia is called the 'cradle of civilisation' for a reason. Not only was it one of the earliest human civilisations, but Mesopotamian kings were rolling out codified laws more than 4000 years ago...

Top 5 'bhorta-buffets' in Dhaka

Top 5 'bhorta-buffets' in Dhaka

Nowshaba Achal 2023-02-04 17:40:38

Bhorta is perhaps the most indigenous Bengali food widely popular among people of all classes. It is our comfort food. Bhorta, along with steamy hot rice, can beat anything.  Usually, bhorta is...