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Textbooks, curriculum and the politics of education

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.

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?

Girls are doing great in HSC, but what about the boys?

Putting aside the fanfare, the fact that boys are lagging behind girls in most school exams needs to be scrutinised carefully.

New school curriculum: A great opportunity or a looming disaster?

We may be witnessing a deja vu with the new curriculum.

The textbook debate: Managing the politics

Curriculum and textbook renewal is not and should not be something that has to start from scratch.

‘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.

Much left to be desired in the new school curriculum

The NCTB should have taken lessons from past failures with radical changes in textbooks.

Including reproductive health in the NCTB curriculum is a step in the right direction

The discussion of reproductive health is still considered a taboo in our society.

January 2, 2023
January 2, 2023

Hiccups couldn’t dampen the joy

Millions of school students are starting their new year with the refreshing scent of new textbooks, as authorities all across the nation began distributing the books yesterday.

December 29, 2022
December 29, 2022

2.5cr pry textbooks won’t reach students on time

The authorities won’t be able to deliver 25 percent of the primary textbooks on January 1, the first day of the next academic year thanks to the high price of paper, load-shedding and delays in placing the work orders.

December 1, 2022
December 1, 2022

The complex roots of maths anxiety

Maths Anxiety, a problem persistent among students yet hardly talked about.

November 10, 2022
November 10, 2022

News Analysis: An exam question to ignite bigotry

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.

October 6, 2022
October 6, 2022

NCTB’s horrible practical education framework

What's wrong with our approach to practical education?

July 18, 2022
July 18, 2022

SSC 2022 delays continue to negatively affect students

Although this break might seem effective at first, this will hinder the examinees’ preparation and cause more harm than good.

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.

November 14, 2017
November 14, 2017

Communal group behind changes

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).

January 21, 2017
January 21, 2017

Disturbing deviations in children's books

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.

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