Nilima Jahan

Nilima Jahan is a Staff Reporter at The Daily Star, deeply passionate about advocating for human rights, with a focus on women, children, and persons with disabilities. She's a proud mom to two beautiful daughters—one in heaven and one on earth. Reach out to her at [email protected].

Shishu Bikash centres: Govt cuts specialist care for children with special needs

For children with special needs, the 35 Shishu Bikash Kendras have been more than clinics -- they are lifelines offering hope in a country where proper, affordable care is rare.

1w ago

In bamboo shelters, Rohingya women stitch new futures

About 34 kilometres southeast of Cox’s Bazar, the sprawling Rohingya camps in Ukhiya stretch across hills and valleys, their bamboo walls and tarpaulin roofs forming temporary shelters crowded with people and stories too often left untold.

1w ago

Women’s unpaid labour worth Tk 570,000cr

Women in Bangladesh carried out an estimated Tk 570,000 crore worth of unpaid household and care work in 2021, according to the country’s first Household Production Satellite Account (HPSA).

2w ago

‘Allah, heal my father’: A child’s last prayer and a family’s plea for justice

Tanvir, 8, died at DMCH after losing all four limbs; parents allege a misdiagnosis in Bhola

3w ago

Child rape cases rise nearly 75% in 7 months

Child rape cases in Bangladesh have surged by nearly 75 percent in the first seven months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to data from Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK).

1m ago

Violence and abuses: 2024 one of the deadliest years since ’71

Of the killings documented, 520 or 75 percent died due to police atrocities, according to the HRSS report.

1m ago

When homes become killing grounds

For the past week, social media has been abuzz over the tragic death of Syeda Fahmida Tahsin Keya, a 25-year-old mother of four from Dhaka's Shewrapara, on the night of August 13.

1m ago

A lifeline for low-income working mothers

Before the sun rises over Dhaka’s Korail slum, many mothers set out early for a long day of work, carrying the unspoken worry of who will care for their children while they are away.

1m ago
September 14, 2025
September 14, 2025

Shishu Bikash centres: Govt cuts specialist care for children with special needs

For children with special needs, the 35 Shishu Bikash Kendras have been more than clinics -- they are lifelines offering hope in a country where proper, affordable care is rare.

September 13, 2025
September 13, 2025

In bamboo shelters, Rohingya women stitch new futures

About 34 kilometres southeast of Cox’s Bazar, the sprawling Rohingya camps in Ukhiya stretch across hills and valleys, their bamboo walls and tarpaulin roofs forming temporary shelters crowded with people and stories too often left untold.

September 10, 2025
September 10, 2025

Women’s unpaid labour worth Tk 570,000cr

Women in Bangladesh carried out an estimated Tk 570,000 crore worth of unpaid household and care work in 2021, according to the country’s first Household Production Satellite Account (HPSA).

August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025

‘Allah, heal my father’: A child’s last prayer and a family’s plea for justice

Tanvir, 8, died at DMCH after losing all four limbs; parents allege a misdiagnosis in Bhola

August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025

Child rape cases rise nearly 75% in 7 months

Child rape cases in Bangladesh have surged by nearly 75 percent in the first seven months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to data from Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK).

August 20, 2025
August 20, 2025

Violence and abuses: 2024 one of the deadliest years since ’71

Of the killings documented, 520 or 75 percent died due to police atrocities, according to the HRSS report.

August 19, 2025
August 19, 2025

When homes become killing grounds

For the past week, social media has been abuzz over the tragic death of Syeda Fahmida Tahsin Keya, a 25-year-old mother of four from Dhaka's Shewrapara, on the night of August 13.

August 17, 2025
August 17, 2025

A lifeline for low-income working mothers

Before the sun rises over Dhaka’s Korail slum, many mothers set out early for a long day of work, carrying the unspoken worry of who will care for their children while they are away.

August 1, 2025
August 1, 2025

July uprising: The wounds that are yet to heal, one year on

Fifteen-year-old Shahin's life was forever changed -- not by illness or accident, but by a bullet that tore through his leg during a rally on August 5, 2024.

July 25, 2025
July 25, 2025

World drowning prevention day: Most child drownings go unnoticed

Largely unnoticed and mostly underreported, drowning remains one of the leading causes of death among children in Bangladesh, claiming thousands of young lives every year.