Child labour law

Rethinking the child labour laws in Bangladesh

Child labour in Bangladesh is typically associated with factories and hazardous industries.
24 February 2026

Shedding light on child labour in educational institutions

It is disheartening to find underprivileged children working menial jobs on university campuses across the country.
11 June 2023

Enforce the law on child labour

Despite the law prohibiting the employment of children, many brick kiln owners across Cumilla's Chauddagram upazila employ minors to do hazardous work.
3 March 2019

Govt eases trade union rules

The government yesterday approved a draft of the Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Act, 2018 to make it workers-friendly in line with the suggestion of the international communities.
3 September 2018

Caught in labour trap

Alamgir jumped out of a human haulier inside Dhaka Cantonment and kept hollering at the top of his voice, "Jahangir Gate, Jahangir Gate".
19 November 2017