Fahmida Nabi goes back to school days

This is a new segment of Star Arts & Entertainment, where your favorite stars will look back to memories of their school days and share stories about their school friends. In this edition, popular singer Fahmida Nabi shares her school experiences with The Daily Star.

“My first school was Agrani Girls School. In just a few days, I made a lot of good friends there. To name a few, there were Munna, Anjum, Shampa, Archana, Shetu, Shikha and Shilpi. I also had two friends named Shumi; one of them was known as ‘Chhoto Shumi’ and other as ‘Boro Shumi’.

“I was very restless at school, always causing a lot of commotion and having plenty of fun. The most fun were rainy days. I would eagerly wait for the rainy season to arrive so that I could finally run around in the rain.

“I remember that I used to convince my friends into joining me in the rain. We used to run outside in groups and get soaked in the pouring rain.

“During my school days, I always stood first in sports competitions. I was crazy about sports back then. It was very hard to beat me at sports. That's why teachers liked me a lot. I never skipped school.

“During the tiffin break, my friends and I would steal latkan and guava from trees. However, we never got caught. Once the fruits were in our hands, we would make elaborate plans on what to steal next.

“My math teacher in school was a very irritable person, who scolded us on and off in class. That's why my friends and I once punctured the tire of his cycle. My school days were really fun-filled.”