Anir Chowdhury is Policy Advisor of the a2i Program of the ICT Division and the Cabinet Division of the Government of Bangladesh supported by United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

A R Tahseen Jahan is a Research Associate at The Confluence and a student of Development Studies at the University of Dhaka. She is also serving as an Editor at Dhaka University Law and Politics Review.

Arafat Hosen Khan is a Barrister at Law & Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, currently serving as the Chairman and a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Law, North South University.

Research Coordinator at Bengaliness Research Initiative (BRI). Member Activist, International Crimes Strategy Forum (ICSF). Faculty (on leave) at ULAB.

Delwar Hossain, PhD is Professor of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and concurrently Director, East Asia Center, University of Dhaka and former chairman of the department of International Relations.

A law student at the University of Dhaka, who expresses himself through debating, writing, and poems; a strong advocate of our national liberation struggle.

Farabi Mahmud is currently doing his PhD in Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. A former debater, he is the head of Youth Policy Forum's Technology and Digital Engagement.

Hamim Mubtasim is the Brand Manager at The Confluence. He is currently pursuing his undergraduate studies at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.

Najib Hayder is the Blog Manager and Head of Policy at The Confluence. Formerly he has served as the Head of Policy Debate at Youth Policy Forum. A former debater, business graduate.

Professor Dr. Mizanur Rahman was the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission. He has served as a professor at the Department of Law, University of Dhaka.

Professor at the Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, obtained M.Phil and PhD degrees from the University of Bergen, Norway and City University of Hong Kong.

Rassiq Aziz Kabir is a final-year student of Economics at the University of Dhaka. Rassiq also works as a freelance contributor for the English daily, The Financial Express and a YPF associate.

Dr. Saim Amir Faisal has a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from University College London, presently working as the Chief Financial Economist at Infinity Wealth Management LLC, a hedge fund in the Middle East; also the Managing Director of CPHD Pharmaceuticals Ltd. based in Bangladesh.

Shah Adaan Uzzaman is the Blog Administrator at The Confluence. A former Bangladesh Television Debate Champion and winner of several policy & debate competitions, he is currently a student of IBA, University of Dhaka.

Shah Ali Farhad is the founder and publisher of the Confluence. He is a lawyer, policy-researcher, and political activist. He previously served as a special assistant to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

The author is an Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. She comes with a long experience on justice reforms, youth mobilization, and democratic governance agenda.

Dr. Sharin Shajahan Naomi is an Assistant Professor of Gender Studies, Asian University for Women. She did her Ph.D. from Murdoch University, Australia on Feminism.

Syed Akhtar Mahmood was Lead Private Sector Specialist in the World Bank Group, where he worked on private sector development for three decades.

Umran Chowdhury is a legal practitioner , previously a research assistant at a law school under the University of London and Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA).