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Abstract
The article explores the role of visual media and photography in humanitarian crises. Topics covered include the significance of visual journalism and documentary photography in raising social consciousness, the number of people who were killed in the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the launch of the Bangladesh Worker Safety Initiative to improve safety in the ready-made-garment (RMG) sector.
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