We often imagine bachcha jail as walls and gates. But what if the deepest confinement is the one a child carries within, long after release?

Mirpur-13 is one of Dhaka’s densest neighbourhoods, home to thousands of women who work in the garment factories that drive Bangladesh’s economy. It is also where, over the past two years, iProbono and Karmojibi Nari (KN), meaning Working Women, have

When it came to choosing my further studies, I was very confused. At first, I thought about becoming a fashion designer or an air hostess. But my father told me, “This won’t work, my dear,” because one of my cousins

Before I can describe the day that I became a lawyer, I, perhaps unusually, must present my case as to why I can be considered a lawyer at all. I have no official qualification to my name which would allow

Birthdays are often marked by celebrations, gifts, and laughter, but the day I turned twenty-six, I decided to celebrate my birthday by spending the day at a children’s orphanage. That decision, though simple, changed me in ways I had

On the wall above my study table, there used to be a row of sticky notes carrying my little dreams. Among them, one note stood out written in my simple handwriting when I was in class six: “Advocate Pushpa Neupane