children

Relationship Matters: Discussing psychological problems

Our relationships and how we navigate them keep evolving with the times. Often, we find questions or worries so personal that they can only be shared with a stranger, but any random stranger is no real solace! Nor is the advice safe. With that in mind, Star Lifestyle brings to you a brand-new relationship advice column from certified experts. This hopes to tackle the host of worries, questions and forks in roads of the relationships plane that includes the personal, professional to psychological.
30 June 2022

BabyTube: An age-appropriate video platform for growing children

BabyTube is an app similar to YouTube, where anybody can upload content based on interest. However, a strict monitoring policy is followed whereby, harmful content or anything that is degrading to the mental health of children are not allowed on the platform. There are many categories in the app for young minds to enjoy, from sports to educational content, to movies, travel information and even music and games.
30 June 2022

Relationship Matters: Discussing psychological problems

Our relationships and how we navigate them keep evolving with the times. Often, we find questions or worries so personal that they can only be shared with a stranger, but any random stranger is no real solace! Nor is the advice safe. With that in mind, Star Lifestyle brings to you a brand-new relationship advice column from certified experts. This hopes to tackle the host of worries, questions and forks in roads of the relationships plane that includes the personal, professional to psychological.
16 June 2022

Carbon debt-free future for every child

I became fully aware of the environmental challenges that we face when I visited Boracay Island in the Philippines a few years ago. The amazing picturesque beaches with white sand and blue lagoons were disturbed by the over-interest of tourists like me.
5 June 2022

The responsibility of taking care of ageing parents

Your parents ask for you at their hour of need, how do you respond?
26 May 2022

Teaching money habits to our children

Money and managing finances are a very important part of adulthood, and more often than not, good money habits start from a young age.
30 April 2022

Children aged 5-12 to get Covid-19 vaccine from June: Health Minister

Covid-19 vaccination campaign to inoculate children aged between 5 and 12 will begin from June this year, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday (April 29, 2022).
29 April 2022

7 daycare centres in Dhaka for working parents

Every morning the hustle of going to work and thinking of their little munchkins all day long often urges working parents to find a suitable daycare nearby. Here is a list of some of the daycare centres in Dhaka that you may be interested in checking out, depending on your location.
28 April 2022

Did COVID-19 make child marriage in Bangladesh worse?

Bangladesh has one of the highest numbers of child marriages in the world, having been ranked in 4th position globally, according to the latest report published by UNICEF, a UN organization to support humanitarian and developmental efforts for children worldwide.
17 March 2022

Children's books on traditional games launched by Unesco, The Asia Foundation

The Asia Foundation in Bangladesh and Unesco Dhaka Office joined forces to produce and disseminate books and reading materials focused on cultural heritage of Bangladesh, and to promote reading among children and youths.
20 December 2021

The Impact of Unhealthy Competition on Children

Constant comparison can lead to the loss of individuality.
6 September 2021

Around the world with Tilmund and the travel bug

Samai Haider’s Tilmund’s Travel Tales (Guba Books, 2020) is a story about a little boy named Tilmund who has a great wish to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps and travel the world.
25 August 2021

Shantinagar

Where could they live happily for the rest of their childhood?
28 July 2021

Shishurai Shob: Let’s create a child-sensitive society

Shishurai Shob is a voluntary initiative, which aims to contribute to creating a child sensitive society by developing awareness and capacity of all concerned adults across all socio-economic groups. 
26 July 2021

Middle Child Myths, Debunked

What, if anything, makes middle children special?
23 June 2021

Textbooks taken away from student for failing to pay picnic fee

Headmaster of a primary school in Nilphamari has allegedly taken away textbooks from a fifth grader as she failed to pay the school’s annual picnic fee.
4 February 2020

Char children getting poor schooling

It was late March. Around 3:30pm, the Biramer Pachgachchi Govt Primary School was already closed, an hour too early. So was the nearby Kashirpara Govt Primary School. Both schools face a similar problem --neither the students nor the teachers are much interested in class.
12 May 2019

DCI and RSC organise concert to support underprivileged children

The Distressed Children and Infants International (DCI) and Rights and Sight for Children (RSC) organised a concert for underprivileged children at the Krishibid Institute Bangladesh Auditorium recently.
20 April 2019

Bringing hope to kids with special needs

Children with special learning needs, along with their families, in Chirirbandar upazila of Dinajpur saw a glimmer of hope when a group of around nine individuals began an initiative to provide them with free primary education. That glimmer shone brighter and brighter as the project came to fruition.
19 November 2018

Bangladesh beat India 2-1

Following an intense finish, the Bangladesh Physically Challenged Cricket team completed a 2-1 series victory against their Indian counterparts in Ranchi yesterday.
15 November 2016