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Reading translated works may be tricky. If you are fortunate enough to have an adept translator, skilled in the art, it can be a rewarding experience. And when it's fiction, you not only get to enjoy a good tale, but also you are initiated…

Education has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP), co-hosted by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), UNICEF, and the World Bank, has prepared a…

When our leaders, whether in the government or the opposition, try to reassure members of the Hindu community, saying "you are one of us," this is a blatant example of 'othering'. They have drawn the 'self/other' divide. This in itself is a…

Indian high commissioner Riva Ganguly Das had come to Dhaka almost two decades ago on diplomatic posting. In March last year she returned, this time as the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh. She is quite impressed by the changes that…