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Disaster resilient education: an un-dialogued agenda

A woman spreads out textbooks in the sun to have them dried in one of the areas affected by cyclone Sidr. — New Age photo
BANGLADESH has confronted the challenges of natural disasters and tried to mitigate the risks associated with them over the years. Due to the frequency and ferocity of natural disasters, education, as one of the core sectors, has been hampered. Full story

Nirmal da

NIRMAL Sen, one of the revered journalists of our time, now lives in memory. It’s a memory of days of struggle, days of organising journalists, workers’ and mass movements, days of political discussions and education. It’s a memory... Full story

Authority is the enemy of rationality

IN A Washington Post commentary piece last month (‘Why rental apartments have more inefficient fridges,’ December 22), Brad Plumer investigated why rental units tend to have less efficient refrigerators than... Full story


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