The Education Ministry would slap fines on the printing press owners if they use substandard papers for the free textbooks, Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said yesterday.
“If the quality is not satisfactory, the ministry will fine the printing press owners,” Nahid told a press conference.
There has been delay in printing the books due to a conflict between the World Bank and the press owners. The minister, however, said that the new books would reach the students on time.
“Schools, madrasas, and technical and pre-primary schools will get new textbooks on the first day of the year,” the minister added.