Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Sunday expressed firm determination to provide students with completely error-free, quality, lively and attractive textbooks in the 2027 academic year, overcoming all mistakes and shortcomings of the past.
He came up with this determination while speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of a “Workshop on Finalising the Framework of Four New Textbooks” for the primary and secondary levels for the 2027 academic year at the International Mother Language Institute auditorium in the capital.
State Minister for Cultural Affairs Ali Newaz Mahmood Khyom, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj and State Minister for Youth and Sports Aminul Haque joined the event as special guests with National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) Chairman Professor Mohammad Fakhrul Mawla in the chair.
The education minister said: “Over the past years, textbooks contained numerous spelling mistakes and inappropriate contents in the manuscripts, which drew severe criticism. This time, we are carrying out intensive group-based work with education experts. Clearing away those past deficiencies, we are preparing one hundred percent error-free books.”
He added: “There will be no compromise on the quality of printing and paper. The covers and illustrations inside the books must be so lively that they attract young learners, and the pictures should speak for themselves.”
Milon said stakeholders are being given the opportunity to thoroughly review the manuscripts of the four new textbooks before they are finalized.
The expert team formed by the state minister for youth and sports has been asked to submit its conclusive statement on the sports chapter within the next five working days, while the subcommittee led by the state minister for cultural affairs will also submit its opinions within the next five days, he said, adding that the manuscripts will receive final approval thereafter.
Outlining the government’s long-term plan, the minister said: “We will not remain idle after completing the work for 2027. From August 1, we will begin work on new textbooks for the revised curriculum for the 2028 academic year so that there is sufficient time in hand and no rush.”
