National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB)

NCTB must fast-track delivery of textbooks

Expedite printing, resolve PDF download issues

The new Bangladesh must be inclusive

Attack on Indigenous rights activists deeply alarming

Ensure prompt delivery of textbooks

A strong start to the academic year is crucial after recent disruptions

Dissolution of textbook committee shows fault lines in reform drive

Hate campaign against two teachers deeply troubling

Revising textbooks: Govt dissolves committee in face of flak

The government yesterday dissolved a committee formed earlier this month to revise the textbooks under the National Curriculum and Textbook Board.

Why five-hour SSC exams will not be in students’ best interest

The choice to prolong the SSC examination period appears to diverge from global educational trends.

Opinion / The fight for ‘The Story of Sharifa’

It is no wonder how it took Bangladesh nearly half a century before legally acknowledging the Hijra community

When textbooks fall apart

Aren’t our students entitled to error-free, quality textbooks?

‘Textbooks cannot be made completely error-proof’

We need to think about how quickly and efficiently we can remove the errors and print the corrected versions.

January 20, 2023
January 20, 2023

Textbook errors belie bigger concerns

NCTB must be held accountable for the never-ending cycle of controversies

January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023

NCTB textbooks: Never-ending cycle of controversies

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board has been stuck in the loop of controversies centring on school textbooks with academics and some NCTB officials blaming it on the negligence of writers and editors, insufficient training and lack of serious punishment for blunders.

December 28, 2022
December 28, 2022

‘New year, new curriculum’ cannot transform our school education

Throughout 2022, education authorities focused on returning to a “normal” routine, making minimal adjustments mostly in organising public examinations.

October 6, 2022
October 6, 2022

NCTB’s horrible practical education framework

What's wrong with our approach to practical education?

June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022

Should national curriculum teachers rethink how they guide college students?

Teaching methods currently are often too reliant on test papers as teaching material.

June 2, 2022
June 2, 2022

All that’s wrong with the national school curriculum

The shortcomings in our National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) are many.

August 10, 2021
August 10, 2021

“English For Today” Wishes It Were More Popular Today

Frustrated, the book has finally voiced its complaint.

October 29, 2019
October 29, 2019

Why not inquiry into NCTB text book distribution anomalies: HC

The High Court today issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain in four weeks why they should not be directed to enquire into the corruptions taking place in distributing books among the primary schools through National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) in last few years.

June 1, 2018
June 1, 2018

Number of JSC subjects reduced

The National Curriculum Coordination Committee (NCCC) yesterday decided that class-VIII students would sit for the JSC test on seven subjects this year instead of 10 subjects that include an optional one.

December 30, 2017
December 30, 2017

Textbook festival awaits children

Primary and secondary students are set to get new textbooks on the first day of 2018 as the government has taken all preparations to distribute more than 35 crore copies of free books.