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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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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
Child Drowning Prevention Bangladesh

Children’s drowning risk grows as care centres remain shut

15 July 2026
As monsoon rains swell the pond beside her home in Bajitkhila village of Sherpur, Nusrat Jahan Ritu grows increasingly anxious.
15 July 2026
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Curbing maternal death: Successful ‘Kapasia model’ falling apart

12 July 2026
When 20-year-old Farzana Akter, a first-time expectant mother in Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila, went into premature labour around midnight on October 18 last year, her family didn’t know where to seek help.
12 July 2026
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Carrying the torch of compassion

1 July 2026
In the remote tea garden area of Joarianala union in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, Didarul Alam spent seven days caring for his one-year-old son, Md Mizan, who had a persistent fever and cold.
1 July 2026
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Creating a Platform for Pathologists

There is a quote by Henry Brooks Adams, a famous American Historian that says, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his
10 March 2016
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Where Legends Are Born

This particular place is more than just a residence. It is a haven for young minds to mingle, to think, to live, to learn. It is a haven
3 March 2016
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A Monument of Souls

A monument to be reminisced and honoured for lifetime, a monument built as a tribute to the souls who fought for our language, a
18 February 2016
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A 'Deshi' Market

Doyel Chattar — a more or less familiar and a popular place for all. However, for those who don't know, Doyel Chattar is basically
11 February 2016
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Things I didn't know about Journalism

What do you think about journalism? Reporter collects information, interviews sources, sorts the information and then the final copy of
4 February 2016
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The Necessary Computer Skills

Nowadays, nobody questions the significance of computer literacy. It is a fact that computer literacy is a crucial skill that is required in
28 January 2016
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Behind the Scenes

The band has worked on a trendy music video and introduced it live for the first time along with the original video at the gala night of the grand finale. GTV Fanta Band came up with two original songs composed by one of the judges and famous singer Fuad Al- Muqtadir. The video has more than three lakhs and fifty thousand views on YouTube.
14 January 2016
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Fanta Band for Fun and Play

One of the most popular American singer, song writer, actor and a record producer, who had started out as a young teenager, Justin Timberlake, said that – Teen pop will never die as long as there are teens and popular music.
14 January 2016
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PROTECT YOUR CHILD

Child Pneumonia, also known as paediatric pneumonia is a very common malady for children, mostly in winter. Basically, it is a kind of
7 January 2016
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Let There Be Light

An organisation named 'Lighter' by youngsters, may sound negative to nearly everyone. But in this case, the chronicle of 'Lighter' is not
24 December 2015
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The Winter Academy Facing Challenges

Teach for Bangladesh (TFB) recently completed their third annual training programme 'Winter Academy', a six-week intensive training
17 December 2015
WINTER DEPRESSION

WINTER DEPRESSION: AN UNUSUAL DISORDER

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) may sound uncommon to you, but actually, SAD is a kind of depression that often progresses during...
10 December 2015
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TO FIGHT AGAINST CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

Now-a-days, it is not too unfamiliar when a child is being abused sexually, by strangers and known people alike,
3 December 2015
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AN EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION

Edward Morgan Forster, popularly known as E.M. Forster, an English novelist, short story writer and essayist, used the phrase “Only
26 November 2015
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The 'Ajob' Baul

Labik Kamal Gaurob, singer-songwriter of Bangladeshi folk music band 'Ajob', is a popular name nationally and internationally for his Baul Fusion songs. The rock fusion band 'Ajob' was founded by him in 2001 and since then, he has been the lead vocalist of the band.
19 November 2015
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Listen to them!

"This is my last time, God knows what happened, but I am not at all tensed for it. As there is no assurance about equal opportunity for
12 November 2015
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Respect for Talent

In our country, it is not uncommon for a basic need like education to become difficult to acquire for the poor. However, in spite of all the difficulties, the inherent talent, the endless possibilities and indomitable willpower of these brilliant minds can make it possible to conquer all obstacles.
6 November 2015
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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
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