Dhaka, April 19 -- A journey of one hour and twenty minutes by motorcycle from Alikadam Upazila headquarters along the Poamuhuri border road leads to Yangring Mro neighbourhood.

In the middle of this tidy village, beside a stony stream, stands "Prennoy Shikshalay" -- a unique student hostel comprised of three small houses and a tiny playground.

In the Mro language, "Prennoy" means "light of the country".

True to its name, the hostel has become a pioneer in bringing the light of education to the children of Jhum or shifting agriculture, farmers in the remote Kurukpata Union near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.

This residential hostel has become a sanctuary for 144 children who, until recently, were destined to spend their lives in the j...