Learning English

By Sohel Gulshan, Dhaka 1212
13 April 2005, 18:00 PM
Initially I wanted to improve my English but was a bit reluctant to study it in the traditional way. I would become bored easily with grammar-cramming method and it was not working for me. So I decided to learn English in some unconventional way which would not bore me. I had been a student of Bangla medium and I had learned a little English from my schooldays. English wasn't a favorite subject of mine. I had studied it only to pass the exams and that too without knowing it fundamentally. So I decided to read English newspapers every day and at that time I discovered The Daily Star!

Now I cannot imagine a day without it. One of the most memorable days of my life was when my letter got published in your paper. It was no small achievement for me.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all.