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Laila Khondkar

Reporter · BD

Indexed articles, last 90 days
2
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Aug 7, 2026
Outlet visibility, for The Daily Star
Top 50K sites
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Jul 18, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Laila Khondkar

    Good intentions are not enough: Why Bangladesh should rethink orphanages (opens the original)

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    While working in Liberia between 2013 and 2014, I had the opportunity, together with my colleagues, to support the government in implementing its deinstitutionalisation policy. The initiative had several components—reuniting children living in institutions (locally known as “missions”) with their families, providing parents with start-up capital and basic business training, strengthening positive parenting skills, and connecting families to essential services. The results were encouraging. Child

  2. Article · Jul 18, 2026 · Laila Khondkar

    The dreams of girls in a Bangladesh river char (opens the original)

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    "Students from some schools get the opportunity to participate in Mathematics Olympiads and other competitions. We cannot attend. But we want to take part in those competitions too," said an eighth-grade girl at Kunderpara Gono Unnayan Academy, located in a char (river island) in Gaibandha. I also met several former students. One of them completed her secondary education at this very institution. Later, while studying at the University of Dhaka, she supported herself by offering private tuition.

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