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.

Sex workers under attack

Video of a man mercilessly beating women goes viral; rights activists condemn attacks

1w ago

Street Children Rehab programme: Staff accuse govt high-ups of graft

Serious allegations of corruption, negligence, and irregularities have surfaced against the Street Children Rehabilitation Programme under the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.

1w ago

‘The crisis has united us’

From children donating their savings from tiffin money to women offering their jewellery, from street beggars donating a part of the alms received in a day to corporate entities donating a day’s salaries of their staff -- the people of Bangladesh have joined in a united effort to support those devastated by the recent flash floods, contributing in every way possible.

2w ago

Plunged into darkness

“Help me! I cannot see anything …!” Al Amin Howlader cried moments before he lost consciousness and fell to the ground as police opened fire on quota reform protesters indiscriminately.

3w ago

'Had to beg for money to take his body home'

Says son of Goni Miah, a rickshaw-puller who was shot dead

3w ago

‘I could not believe my eyes’

On August 5, several newspapers featured the image of a wounded protester being carried by a rickshaw-puller in the Farmgate area of the capital.

1m ago

When will bhaiya come home?

Asks 8-year-old sister of Shahriar, who died in Mirpur-10 firing

1m ago

One bullet, two lives and endless agony

Life had just begun for 19-year-old Jisan Ahmed, a small-time vendor who supplied water to shops in his neighbourhood from his battery-run cycle-van.

1m ago
September 2, 2024
September 2, 2024

Sex workers under attack

Video of a man mercilessly beating women goes viral; rights activists condemn attacks

September 1, 2024
September 1, 2024

Street Children Rehab programme: Staff accuse govt high-ups of graft

Serious allegations of corruption, negligence, and irregularities have surfaced against the Street Children Rehabilitation Programme under the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.

August 26, 2024
August 26, 2024

‘The crisis has united us’

From children donating their savings from tiffin money to women offering their jewellery, from street beggars donating a part of the alms received in a day to corporate entities donating a day’s salaries of their staff -- the people of Bangladesh have joined in a united effort to support those devastated by the recent flash floods, contributing in every way possible.

August 19, 2024
August 19, 2024

Plunged into darkness

“Help me! I cannot see anything …!” Al Amin Howlader cried moments before he lost consciousness and fell to the ground as police opened fire on quota reform protesters indiscriminately.

August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024

'Had to beg for money to take his body home'

Says son of Goni Miah, a rickshaw-puller who was shot dead

August 9, 2024
August 9, 2024

‘I could not believe my eyes’

On August 5, several newspapers featured the image of a wounded protester being carried by a rickshaw-puller in the Farmgate area of the capital.

August 6, 2024
August 6, 2024

When will bhaiya come home?

Asks 8-year-old sister of Shahriar, who died in Mirpur-10 firing

July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024

One bullet, two lives and endless agony

Life had just begun for 19-year-old Jisan Ahmed, a small-time vendor who supplied water to shops in his neighbourhood from his battery-run cycle-van.

July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

How will I raise our son alone?

Mamun, from Jalial village in Noakhali's Binodpur, was fatally shot on the Mohakhali flyover while heading back to his home from his aunt's residence in Shaheenbag, Dhaka.

July 28, 2024
July 28, 2024

‘Every time he wakes up, he cries out in pain’

Twenty three-year-old Md Yasin, a pickup van helper, was struck by a bullet on July 19, when he went to a nearby grocery store in an alley close to his house.

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