The Ministry of Education has dissolved the 10-member coordination committee formed to revise and amend all textbooks.
The ministry issued an office order, signed by Secondary and Higher Education Division Senior Assistant Secretary Yanur Rahman, in this regard on Saturday.
On 15 September, the government formed a 10-member coordination committee for the revision and amendment of all textbooks prepared and published by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB).
Dr KM Kabirul Islam, additional secretary of the Ministry of Education, was appointed as the convener, with Yanur Rahman serving as the member secretary.
The other members of the committee included --- education researcher Rakhal Raha, Prof Kamrul Hasan Mamun from the Department of Physics at Dhaka University, Prof Mohammad Azam from the Bengali Department, Associate Prof Samina Luthfa Nitra from the Department of Sociology, Additional Secretary Masud Akhtar Khan from the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, NCTB Chairman Prof Dr AKM Riazul Hasan, NCTB Curriculum Committee Member Prof Rabiul Kabir Chowdhury, and NCTB Primary Curriculum Member Prof AFM Sarwar Jahan.
Meanwhile, after the formation of the committee, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Islamic Andolan Bangladesh (IAB), have called for the inclusion of Islami scholars, citing equal representation.
Besides, a section of teachers from leading public and private universities also raised concerns over the committee, citing a conspicuous absence of curriculum experts among its members.
On September 1, the Ministry of Education announced that the new curriculum introduced under the previous government was not feasible for implementation.
It said teaching based on the revised curriculum will begin in 2026, with finalization in 2025, incorporating input from educators, curriculum specialists, evaluation experts, and civil society and parent representatives.
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