coffee shop

Crafting coffee culture: How I found my calling as a coffee roaster

As destiny would have it, my true calling awaited me at Ra-Ft Café/Bistro — a coffee haven nestled in the heart of the city. Little did I anticipate that this unassuming café would serve as the backdrop for shaping my endeavours.

The appeal of coffee culture in a tea-loving nation

With the growing popularity of practices such as ‘me time’ and ‘solo dates’, more and more young people are looking for a table for one.

For the love of coffee: How I find home in a cup of coffee wherever I go

My saudade-home is anchored in the memories of my teenager-into-early-twenties life in Dhaka. Spending my free time sitting with a hot cup of coffee in North End on winter nights, having hour-long addas with friends, playing cards and ludo, or sharing stories with cousins in our drawing room in Old Dhaka.

New kind of violence undid BCB plans

Ultimately it was the killing of an Italian national in Dhaka by unknown perpetrators that is believed, within the BCB, to have led to Australia calling off their tour of Bangladesh.

October 1, 2023
October 1, 2023

Crafting coffee culture: How I found my calling as a coffee roaster

As destiny would have it, my true calling awaited me at Ra-Ft Café/Bistro — a coffee haven nestled in the heart of the city. Little did I anticipate that this unassuming café would serve as the backdrop for shaping my endeavours.

December 1, 2022
December 1, 2022

The appeal of coffee culture in a tea-loving nation

With the growing popularity of practices such as ‘me time’ and ‘solo dates’, more and more young people are looking for a table for one.

October 8, 2022
October 8, 2022

For the love of coffee: How I find home in a cup of coffee wherever I go

My saudade-home is anchored in the memories of my teenager-into-early-twenties life in Dhaka. Spending my free time sitting with a hot cup of coffee in North End on winter nights, having hour-long addas with friends, playing cards and ludo, or sharing stories with cousins in our drawing room in Old Dhaka.

October 2, 2015
October 2, 2015

New kind of violence undid BCB plans

Ultimately it was the killing of an Italian national in Dhaka by unknown perpetrators that is believed, within the BCB, to have led to Australia calling off their tour of Bangladesh.