July 6, 2026

Between Survival and Schooling: Rethinking Child Labour in Bangladesh

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has adopted a total of four hundred and seven international labour standards instruments. Of these, one hundred ninety-two  are Conventions, six are Protocols, and two hundred nine are Recommendations. The ILO has also categorised ten  fundamental Conventions, four Governance (Priority) Conventions, and one hundred seventy-eight Technical Conventions from the one hundred […]

The Discriminatory Nature of the definition- “Refugee”: The Denial of the guaranteed rights of the Climate Refugees under the 1951 Refugee Convention

Simply speaking, the Climate refugee alludes to the individuals who involuntarily escape their home country as a result of the climate change. Apparently, this definition seems to be well accepted; however, they are not legally recognized under the international refugee law. Thus, this write-up basically focuses on the necessity of formally giving the legal recognition […]

Investing in Bangladesh’s Future: Why Primary Education Deserves Greater Budgetary Priority

Education is universally recognized as the foundation of sustainable national development. Among all levels of education, primary education occupies the most critical position because it shapes children’s cognitive abilities, moral values, literacy, numeracy, and lifelong learning skills. Primary education is the most important of all educational levels. By giving the Ministry of Primary and Mass […]

Beyond Bars: Can Open Prisons Better Protect Human Rights?

For centuries, prisons have been imagined through a familiar image: towering walls, iron bars, locked cells, razor wire, and armed guards. We have come to associate punishment with confinement so completely that the very idea of a prison without walls appears almost contradictory. Yet such prisons exist, and in many parts of the world (especially […]

July 5, 2026

Towards Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD): A Sustainable Approach to Industrial Wastewater Management in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has emerged as one of the fastest-growing industrial economies in South Asia, with the textile, leather, pharmaceutical, food processing, and chemical industries playing a vital role in national economic development. However, this rapid industrialization has also led to increasing environmental challenges, particularly the discharge of untreated industrial wastewater into rivers and canals. Although many […]