Although Bengali is taught as a subject in the English medium schools, I have enough reason to believe that the syllabus they offer for Bengali is not up to the mark. Perhaps less importance is given to the learning of Bangla and its literature. If my observation is correct, most students of the English medium schools are afraid of studying Bengali. And their proficiency in Bengali is not satisfactory. I have heard that some English medium students, who have passed A level and then graduated from private or foreign universities, are reluctant to sit in the BCS exams as they are not well conversant with the Bengali language.

With much regret I have also noticed that they have little idea about the government and the way it functions in Bangladesh. In some cases, they do not have any regard for government jobs.

My question is, aren't these schools in exchange of sky-high tuition and other fees contributing to the creation of an alien Bangalee social class?

Professor M Zahidul Haque

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University

Dhaka