mental health

Is social media fuelling teen eating disorders in Bangladesh?

Eating disorders in children and teens are serious mental health issues, often misunderstood as phases. Early detection, psychological support, family involvement, and holistic treatment are essential for lasting recovery and emotional healing.

The importance of mental health education in schools

Mental health education needs to be more than motivational posters in hallways and pamphlets on notice boards; students need to know that their struggles with mental health are normal and that there are adequate resources to help them navigate through them.

#Perspective / Why ‘dumb’ phones are making a smart comeback in 2025

Dumb phones are making a comeback as people seek digital detox, improved focus, and nostalgia. With lower costs, longer battery life, and fewer distractions, ditching smartphones offers a mindful escape — despite missing out on modern conveniences.

Reader Submission / The significance of BPD Awareness Month

The emotional wounds of BPD are deep enough, but societal misunderstanding drives them even deeper.

Rediscovering meaning in a fractured reality

The present moment is not merely difficult; it is suffocatingly uncertain.

How unresolved childhood trauma haunts marriages

Unresolved childhood trauma often resurfaces in marriage, shaping emotional responses and deepening relationship conflicts. In Bangladesh’s high-pressure society, healing requires vulnerability, therapy, and confronting past wounds to build truly intimate, emotionally resilient partnerships.

#Arts & Crafts / Dhaka's own Sufia Easel: Art with heart

Sufia Easel’s moody watercolour art explores anxiety, memory, and solitude. Shifting from graphic design to painting full-time, she now sells merchandise to reach wider audiences while preserving her deeply personal, emotionally rich artistic style.

Opinion / Psychological stress and how it affects the mental well-being of students

Today, students have to deal with multiple sources of psychological stress that negatively affect their mental well-being as well as academic performance.

‘Mental health isn't quite valued in Bangladesh’

In an interview with The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan, opening batter Mohammad Naim discussed his frustrations over missed opportunities and approach to overcoming setbacks, among other issues.

August 24, 2022
August 24, 2022

Root praises Ben Stokes’ openness

England Test captain Ben Stokes set an example and showed great leadership by opening up about his struggles with mental health, former skipper Joe Root said on Tuesday.

August 23, 2022
August 23, 2022

Stokes opens up about anxiety medication

England Test captain Ben Stokes kept the dialogue on mental health going as the all-rounder revealed he was still on anxiety medication after returning from a six-month break to focus on his wellbeing.

August 21, 2022
August 21, 2022

Can you overcome rejection?

It is always difficult when someone turns you down and says ‘no.’ Be it a personal favour or a business pitch, it can be hard swallowing rejection. Sometimes, it is because we fear being rejected because of internal shame or embarrassment, or because of the way we were brought up, we sabotage our own relationships and opportunities which would be good for us. So, to learn how you can accept rejection, it might be worth trying to understand why you fear rejection in the first place.

August 18, 2022
August 18, 2022

'It can tear you apart': Kohli shares mental health struggles

Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli, who took his team to unprecedented heights, says he has struggled with his mental health throughout his career, local media reported Thursday.

August 18, 2022
August 18, 2022

Tackling the Talk: Parents and their Mental Health

To see your loved one suffering from mental illnesses is a painful experience.

August 15, 2022
August 15, 2022

A woman is dead. Why are we gossiping about her personal life?

Media has a responsibility to stop sensationalising stories about women and focus on the wider inequalities that affect them.

August 10, 2022
August 10, 2022

Exploring mental health in superhero shows

“The thing to me that’s fun is trying to make the characters seem believable, or realistic." – Stan Lee

August 7, 2022
August 7, 2022

Knowing basics of behavioural sciences

We are all familiar with the term ‘psychology’ in our day-to-day life. Psychology is generally considered a sub-discipline of behavioural sciences, and the two areas experience some overlap in coursework and career paths.

July 30, 2022
July 30, 2022

Mental health: The conditions in which people grow, live, work and age matter

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) is a fairly new concept which is increasingly gaining momentum in the West. The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined SDOH as “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.”

July 14, 2022
July 14, 2022

How pets help our mental health

Merely petting or playing with pets can raise oxytocin and dopamine levels.