As a teacher of English, I can vouch for the feelings of superiority of those who can speak English over those who can only speak Bengali. An editorial in the Bangladesh Observer had the following comments to make (21st February, 2006) : “What matters most is, if the language is used in all areas of people's life and if they feel proud to use it. The Pakistanis imposed Urdu on the Bangalees but now no one is there to dictate terms. And it is at this point we have failed ourselves miserably. We are in a mad rush for learning English.” I have left the language unedited. The writer concludes: “It is because of this lack of love for or commitment to the land of birth that we find now two extreme types of mental deviation - one all set to reshape the country in line with conservative religious theocracy and the followers of the other eating the cream but living a migrant life in their own country. Both are dangerous.”
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