Spelling contest starts next year
Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, sixth from right, Soumendra S Das, marketing director of GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh, fifth from left, and Russell T Ahmed, chief executive officer of Champs21.com, fourth from right, pose with others after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at The Daily Star Centre in the city yesterday. Under the deal, the trio will launch an English spelling competition for school students in Bangladesh in January next year.Photo: STAR
The best spellers of the country will soon be competing with one another. Champs21, an initiative of The Daily Star, announced yesterday that it would launch an internationally acclaimed spelling competition for the first time in Bangladesh next year. Champs21, the first e-learning web portal of Bangladesh, The Daily Star and GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Ltd have agreed to organise the Spelling Bee competition titled "The Daily Star Spelling Bee powered by Horlicks". This was disclosed at a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony at The Daily Star Centre in the city. Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, Soumendra S Das, marketing director of GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh and Russell T Ahmed, chief executive officer of Champs21.com, signed the deal on behalf of their respective organisations. Spelling Bee is an international spelling competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell out English words. Such competitions are held in many countries, including the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Indonesia, Pakistan and India. "The Daily Star Spelling Bee powered by Horlicks" is expected to be officially launched in January next year. Any student from class six to class 10 from both English and Bangla medium schools will be eligible to take part in the contest. The education-based reality TV show will be held in a total of three rounds, namely, Online, Division and TV Rounds. Detailed information about the competition such as modalities, terms and conditions, will soon be available on the websites of The Daily Star (www.thedailystar.net) and Champs21 (www.champs21.com). Actor Schumonn Patwary, GlaxoSmithKline Marketing Manager Nusrat Jahan and The Daily Star's general managers AFM Jamaluddin, Selim SH Chowdhury, Sher Ali and Mizanur Rahman were present during the deal signing ceremony.
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