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Editor's Note

We are delighted to welcome you to the latest issue of Your Property Guru, presented by The Daily Star.

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From bamboo experiments to global awards

Most people, on hearing this, react with disbelief. This is too good to be true.

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Sealing the skies

In Dhaka’s rainy season, even a brand-new building can betray its owners. Picture a young family in Gulshan waking up to a steady drip from the ceiling after an evening storm.

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The Invisible Gym

We’ve all seen it happen. Someone buys a full set of weights, a treadmill, maybe even one of those multi-station monstrosities, and six months later the whole thing is either draped in laundry or glaring at guests from the corner of the living room. Some of you reading this have seen this happen to treadmills. 

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Lego for grown-ups

Conventional construction methods traditionally require significant time and resources due to on-site processes and are often costly.

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Starting Lines: Three Journeys in Design and Work

The skyline of tomorrow is not yet built. Its foundations are being laid not on construction sites, but in the bustling, late-night studios of our nation’s universities.

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Tiny Turns Trendy

The traditional dream of a sprawling family home is rapidly shifting in Bangladesh’s fast-growing cities. Soaring property prices, limited land, and shrinking living spaces are rewriting the housing story.

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How to turn your balcony into a beautiful oasis

Urban apartments can benefit from a little green space. Even a tiny balcony can become an outdoor oasis with the right touches.

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Breathing room or bottleneck?

The hum of Dhaka’s real estate market has grown uneven.

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Guide to stress-free house shifting

At the beginning or end of every month, a familiar sight unfolds on our streets: moving trucks laden with the entire contents of a life, making their way from one chapter to the next.

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Algae lime paint for greener future

The paint industry is shifting as consumers increasingly choose eco-friendly options due to health and environmental concerns over traditional paints’ volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This demand is driving the sustainable paint market’s rapid growth. It is likely to reach a valuation of US$213.83 billion by 2033.

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Pet-proofing homes in Dhaka’s high-rises

Owning a pet in Dhaka has always meant companionship, warmth, and a fair bit of chaos. But as the city has traded courtyards and rooftops for high-rise apartments, pet ownership has become more complicated.I’ve had animals all my life, from dogs and cats to, at one point, more birds than I could count.

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From Dhaka circuits to aussie grids

In this interview with The Daily Star, Tajrian Akther, a Dhaka University graduate now working as an Electrical Commissioning specialist in BHP South Australia’s Copper mines, shares her story of breaking into global opportunities.

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The 3-5-7 effect on the wall

Blank walls can be intimidating. You’ve got a stack of paintings or prints, a hammer in hand, and a vague idea of what might look good. Where do you even begin? That’s where the 3-5-7 rule comes in. It’s a simple design principle built on the idea of hanging artwork in groups of odd numbers: three, five, or seven.

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Tejgaon’s towering statement

In Tejgaon’s industrial corridor, a new landmark has risen as a statement of ambition. Trade Intercontinental, a 32-storey high-rise, is one of South Asia’s rare USGBC LEED Platinum pre-certified buildings and yet another milestone for Bangladesh’s architectural landscape.

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5 Ways to create a zen corner

In a world that constantly vies for our attention, the quest for a pocket of peace within our own homes has become more than a luxury; it is a necessity. You can create your own space just in your home, a dedicated Zen corner.

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Kids, cats & the elderly

Just recently, a video made the rounds online of a domestic worker hitting the children she was meant to care for.

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Developing Dhaka: Inside the real estate markets of Mohammadpur, Basila, and Lalmatia

Dhaka’s real estate story isn’t just a tale of square feet and glass facades.

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