"Scarcity of English newspapers"
With reference to the letter by Mr. Peerzada Syed Rafiqul Hussain (DS 1/5/06), I recall the suggestion given by one of our English professors (Dhaka College) to read English newspaper to improve English. I also recall a quote in the "Reader's Digest" that I read more than three decades ago which is "Newspaper is a moving library with high blood pressure." I simplify the meaning that in case of high blood pressure the blood circulation is very rapid.
In 1969, when I was in the first year of I. Com., I had to travel to my village by launch from Sadarghat terminal. At that time "The Pakistan Observer" was my favourite newspaper. The said newspaper came very late when our launch was about to sail. On Friday (28/4/06) when I went for "The Daily Star" to see my write-up before going for a picnic, I was told by the hawker that it would take sometime for "The Daily Star" to arrive.
The question arises if a reader residing at Rampura Bonasree cannot get his favourite newspaper regularly, then what about the readers in the villages?
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