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For women, good health is a heavy lift

Before Dr. Manisha Deka became pregnant at age 38, she knew little about the benefits of lifting weights.  “I have always been active, but I focused on exercises like running on the treadmill, yoga...

Too much of what’s healthy can be harmful

Some TikTok videos about health and fitness are hard to resist. People describe how they lost weight by eating only raw fruits and vegetables for a month or by substituting protein powder in place of...

Dhaka’s own Sufia Easel: Art with heart

It is heart-breaking, and at the same time, it feels good, like everything together makes it feel like being in a nightmare; a kind of daze — This is how Sufia Easel describes the feelings behind her...

Infertility: The unseen battle of Bangladeshi women

"Only my closest friends and a few family members knew about my IVF journey. I kept it private to avoid judgment, the whispers calling me 'defective' for not conceiving naturally. In India, I saw...

Dhaka’s food map: Exploring regional culinary gems

The food scene in the city is as diverse as its people and just as expressive. And by expressive, I mean deeply personal. Food here is not just something we eat — it's something we are! In Dhaka, you...