The NCTB chairman dismissed the recent media report on commission-based trade in paper procurement as "baseless" and part of a propaganda campaign
Glaring mistakes about July uprising point to falling standards
The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has launched digital versions of its primary and secondary textbooks online. The digital rollout comes as a response to setbacks in the delivery of hard copy books, which are still in the process of being printed and distributed.
It's imperative for schools to foster a culture that encourages students to pursue their dreams while also establishing the necessary support systems to help them achieve their goals.
The government has decided to remove any “exaggerated” historical information or “unnecessary” glorification of any individuals from textbooks for the upcoming academic year, officials of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) have said.
“Mr Nurul Amin couldn’t realise what bureaucracy had dragged him down to”. Remember how you needed to absolutely memorise this line with context and underlying meaning for answering comprehension-based questions? Well, that was to earn a couple of marks in exams. Turns out, it is also a 101 guide on how to earn a nation back.
Schools must revamp literature education to foster creativity.
The new round of curricular reform and textbook re-writing has given rise to a spate of debate, pointing to different kinds of problems with the new initiative.
It is no wonder how it took Bangladesh nearly half a century before legally acknowledging the Hijra community
The bizarre and clearly communally inspired section in this year’s HSC Bangla question paper is a dangerous occurrence that could easily have been overlooked had it not been doing the rounds on social media.
What's wrong with our approach to practical education?
Although this break might seem effective at first, this will hinder the examinees’ preparation and cause more harm than good.
Teaching methods currently are often too reliant on test papers as teaching material.
The shortcomings in our National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) are many.
The process of formulating manuscripts by NCTB as well as the publication and distribution of textbooks are riddled with irregularities and corruption, said a study of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
Over the recent backlash of the erroneous content and apparently mysterious changes to the curriculum, the education minister on January 10 stated during a press briefing, “I'm not avoiding my responsibility, but I'm leaving the matter to you whether handing over such a volume of textbooks is a bigger thing than these errors,” to which, the answer is an obvious yes.
Anyone giving private tuition or coaching will have to face punishment, as the draft of a new law stipulates that the government can take necessary measures to stop private tuition and coaching.
