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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Reading Literature in English and English Studies in Bangladesh: Postcolonial Perspectives (hereafter RLE) by Fakrul Alam reveals the author's deep-seated interest in themes and issues with ...

Since Bangladesh went through many historical stages in its search for identity during and after the British colonial rule—East Bengal (1905-1911) and East Pakistan (1947-1971)—it’s really challenging ...

Officials in Bangladesh say the government's stocks of rice are dwindling in the face of a crisis in the domestic market. The crisis was brought about by the destruction caused by cyclone Sidr ...

Bangladesh has made remarkable gains over the past two decades by ensuring access to education, especially at the primary level and for girls. The country’s net enrollment rate at the primary school ...