These two court orders, in an in-depth sense, again remind us that children and their rights must be protected regardless of their social status, time, place or race. The midnight justice which was delivered to protect the two orphan grandsons of former Attorney General KS Nabi, cannot be an exception, rather a case to be applicable to every child in Bangladesh. The court rightly deserves the honour always. Similarly, every child deserves to sleep in peace at night in the home of their own, writes Farrukh Khosru.

A new dimension has been added to the history of judicial efficacy in Bangladesh with a verbal suo moto rule delivered at midnight to uphold the right of two orphans. The orphan boys, grandsons of...

There is nothing to be surprised or to be ashamed of that a newly-wed girl was raped on an education premises in Sylhet as we are routinely accustomed with such shyness. The principal of that college in an interview with a daily on Saturday said, ‘he was helpless’.  This is nothing new to be helpless in a lawless situation in the country due to lack of democratic norms in the government, writes Farrukh Khosru .

Earlier, we saw such heinous incidents performed by the Chhatra League, the students’ wing of the ruling party. The chariot of Victory of Chhatra League has been unabated since Awami League assumed power in 2009. Chhatra League has now successfully become the brand of shame, murders, brutality, arson and controversies...