Stop child labour in university campuses

It is shameful that we accept child labour in a place like a university, where we are supposed to be trained in becoming socially and morally conscious citizens. It is particularly troubling when the practice occurs in a place like Dhaka University, which claims to be the most prestigious higher educational institution in the country. Many children who have dropped out of school are working in the various stores, canteens and residential halls of the university. Most of them have been recruited from different parts of the country by the canteen and store authorities. These children are being deprived of their basic right to education and health. The authorities should take measures immediately to put a stop to child labour in university campuses.