Rekha (not her real name), who lives in the Rangpur Division of Bangladesh, got married when she was just 13 years old –

Aktar Jahan and I were students of the same department in Dhaka University, and then colleagues of the same department in Rajshahi

Wars are lasting longer and refugees are finding it harder to return home – with the length of displacement in some cases stretching across generations. Contrary to prevailing impressions, the vast majority of refugees are not in rich countries; 86 percent are in the developing world. And the poorer countries hosting refugees do not receive nearly enough help.

Arunendu works for the Rangamati Hill District Council in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh. He is known for his dedication and commitment to public service.

It appears the great lengths the local government has gone to, to eradicate violence against women and young girls have not stretched far enough. Even today, cases of abuse and violence against women and girls are commonplace in male-dominated Bangladeshi society.

It has become apparent that we live in a country where being signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child means little more than a perfunctory nod to the accepted international code of propriety.

I saw a post on Facebook this week by a woman about how, while walking on the streets, she was subjected to repeated comments made about her physique by a man.

No punishment including physical violence and/or mental torture in any form, can be imposed or inflicted on anybody in pursuance of fatwa,” reads the Supreme Court verdict regarding fatwas.

Where do you even begin when talking about the murder of 10-year-old Sagar Barman? That it was inhumane he was killed by pumping air into his body through his rectum?

When blogger Rajib Haider was killed in 2013, the outcry was tremendous. But, over the next three years, at least 38 more were added to the list of those murdered, which includes writers, publisher, foreigners, religious minorities and LGBT rights activists.

Is faith that shaky that all who oppose or debate need to be eliminated so that we can live in a world of conformity?