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 nilima.jahan@thedailystar.net.

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Court without bottlenecks within everyone’s reach

13 September 2026
Forty-year-old Nazma Begum, a garment worker, found herself in a precarious situation after her husband, Asad Mia, verbally divorced her and forced her out of their home.
13 September 2026
Ramon Magsaysay Award Winner Runa Khan on Poverty in Bangladesh

Interview / When you witness poverty at that level, you simply can’t look away: Runa Khan

2 September 2026
When Runa Khan first visited Bangladesh’s chars more than two decades ago, she encountered a level of poverty she had never seen before.
2 September 2026
Cataract Surgery Backlog in Bangladesh

Trapped in the dark

24 August 2026
For at least a million awaiting cataract surgery, main challenge is access, and for rural women, hurdles remain steepest
24 August 2026
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World Breastfeeding Week / A mother’s gift, lifeline for another baby

6 August 2026
Digital app MilkShare connects donor mothers with babies in need across Bangladesh
6 August 2026
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World hepatitis day: One in five Rohingyas has Hepatitis C

28 July 2026
One in every five adult Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar is living with Hepatitis C, a trend echoed among thousands of newly arrived refugees.
28 July 2026
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July uprising: The forgotten faces from the working class

26 July 2026
Thirty-eight-year-old Goni Miah left his village in Sherpur’s Sreebardi with a modest dream: to earn an honest living by pulling a rickshaw in Dhaka and provide for his family.
26 July 2026
Chattogram Floods Child Death

WHO launches drowning prevention roadmap as Bangladesh's child-care, SwimSafe programmes remain stalled

25 July 2026
New guidance highlights proven interventions as experts urge Bangladesh to revive suspended drowning prevention initiatives
25 July 2026
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The price of convenience

18 July 2026
Every day, Safia Khan, a 30-year-old corporate professional in Dhaka’s bustling Mirpur neighbourhood, moves through a world saturated with plastic.
18 July 2026
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THE “REFLECT” TEAM

"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team”, said Phil Jackson, an American retired
29 October 2015
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Sad but True!

Your hangouts, facebook check-ins, get-togethers, occasions every where, there is an inseparable word today.
22 October 2015
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Beautify Your Room

Close your eyes and imagine, you are sleeping on a bed, hundreds of butterflies and birds are flying around you and there are trees
8 October 2015