Rule of Law

Why do some child victims receive swift justice while thousands of others remain trapped in years of delay? Using the high-profile Ramisa Akter case as a starting point, this investigative opinion essay examines judicial inequality, child rights, constitutional obligations, public accountability, and the broader question of whether justice in Bangladesh increasingly depends on visibility, media attention, and political urgency.

This article explores the gap between state capacity and political will, the challenges of judicial backlogs, child protection failures, constitutional guarantees, international human-rights obligations, and the urgent reforms needed to ensure equal justice for every child.