The British Council and Daffodil Education Network (DEN) have recently inaugurated a nationwide book reading competition at the British Council Library premises.
This is the fourth year of the nationwide competition, which is designed to promote book reading habit in English among children, youth and adults. This year, it was held in observance of World Book Day 2016 and Shakespeare’s 400th Death Anniversary.
Reading is fun – and is it also one of the best ways of learning a new language. With this thought in mind, the British Council have started the book reading competition to provide interested students with the opportunity to read literature from around the world in simplified English. The competition involves the following activities: reading books and taking part in an assessment.
The theme of the competition is “Own a book, read a book”. It will be held under four categories: Group-A (class I to V), Group-B (Class VI to VIII), Group-C (class IX to XII) and Group-D (any adult). Participants will read a book as per their choice from a selected collection. They will not be required to return the book. The participants from group A will write a summary or draw a picture based on the story of the book and then send it to the British Council by the 18th August 2016. Participants from group B, C and D will attend a test on 19th August 2016 which will be held at Daffodil University premises. The deadline for registration is on 31st July 2016.
Md. Sabur Khan, Chairman, Daffodil Education Network, was the Chief Guest at the inauguration event. He said, ‘Reading books is one of the most productive habits one can nurture. Reading a new book allows us to look at the world with a whole new perspective. However, reading only does not suffice. It is important that we try to understand the wisdom hidden in a book, and reflect on it. I am delighted to be a part of this noble initiative.’
Deep Adhikari, Director Examination and Sarwat Reza, Library Manager were also present at the event.
