English and the rural students

Students, who live in rural Bangladesh, go through a hard time in learning English language as there is a dearth of good teachers in schools of rural areas. As a result, they usually lag behind their urban counterparts in this respect.
English as a medium of education is globally promoted and valued. Our rural students should be groomed accordingly to match the urban standard. Otherwise they will not be able to compete with students coming from towns and cities, for admission to universities for higher education.
We see students who completed their 12 years of schooling fail in admission tests only because they are very weak in English. Additionally, due to their weakness in English, the confidence level of rural students is generally very low and they are normally afraid to face competition of any kind. English language should not be meant for elite city people only. Rather it should be spread all over the country and the standard of English education should be strictly monitored.
Skilled English teachers should be encouraged to spend a year's time in rural areas in turns, so that they can teach the rural students and train the teachers who are already teaching in those schools. The government should emphasize on the importance of English language so that the students of rural Bangladesh can be developed at par with their urban counterparts.
Imran Aziz
Niketon, Dhaka