Robi, The Daily Star agree to continue English in schools for 6 more months

The Daily Star and telecom operator Robi Axiata Limited yesterday signed an agreement to stimulate English language learning among secondary school level students in the country.

The project "English in Schools" aims to train 200 English teachers of secondary schools in four divisions through grammatical and communicative exercises. The Daily Star will continue dedicating a weekly page for English language learners.

Supun Weerasinghe, managing director and CEO of Robi, and Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, signed the agreement at Robi Corporate Office in the capital. 

Supun Weerasinghe said Robi would make an all-out effort to let "young talents in schools flourish".

The project will continue till the end of this year.

Both Robi and The Daily Star have been pursuing The English in Schools project since 2009 to improve the English language proficiency of students at several high schools across the country.

Over 200 teachers from 100 selected schools in Rajshahi, Sylhet, Chittagong and Khulna participated in intensive capacity building sessions last year.