National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB)

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.

New textbooks, same old errors

The mistakes in textbooks have triggered a barrage of criticism on social media.

Textbook errors belie bigger concerns

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

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.

‘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.

NCTB’s horrible practical education framework

What's wrong with our approach to practical education?

Opinion / Should national curriculum teachers rethink how they guide college students?

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

January 30, 2024
January 30, 2024

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

January 4, 2024
January 4, 2024

When textbooks fall apart

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

February 8, 2023
February 8, 2023

‘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 21, 2023
January 21, 2023

New textbooks, same old errors

The mistakes in textbooks have triggered a barrage of criticism on social media.

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.

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