Dhaka: In the low-lying plains of Bangladesh, where rising waters routinely swallow roads and homes, classrooms have found an unusual but effective refuge boats. Across the flood-prone Chalan Beel region, solar-powered floating schools are ensuring that education continues even when the land disappears beneath floodwaters.

Run by the non-profit organization Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha (SSS), these “schools on boats” navigate submerged villages daily, picking up children from riverside homes and conducting classes on board. The initiative, launched in 2002 by architect Mohammed Rezwan, began as a small project but has since grown into a network of more than 100 boats serving as classrooms, libraries, and even health clinics.

Currently, 26 of these boats provide formal education to ove

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