Good English will add value to our tech-savvy workers, making them more lucrative to employers abroad. In fact, there is absolutely no downside to emphasising English education in Bangladesh.

Violent clashes erupted across Bangladesh in November, when college professors and administrators tried to prevent students from cheating on a compulsory English examination. More than 3,000 ...

Six years later it was all very different. Arriving in Sylhet first, I was pleasantly surprised to converse with the hotel reception staff in fluent English. There are several institutes in the ...

Despite all this, English has survived here, and we have always understood the importance of knowing the language in a globalised scenario, where every aspect of life is connected with the need to ...

Every six months the government's Department of Films and Publications (DFP) under the Ministry of Information publishes lists of the English and Bangla language newspapers eligible for government ...

World Service Trust’s English in Action project aims to use a detective drama and a game show to help people to learn English.

Kotha-Chhilo (something to say) thinks the politicians and cricketers of Bangladesh should take English language courses to express themselves freely to international media.

Bangladeshis seeking to learn English and better their job prospects abroad need not look further than their mobile phone, which will feature brief lessons conducted by the British Broadcasting ...