Ministry forms committee to review textbook story ‘Sharifar Golpo’

A five-member committee has been formed to review the story titled ‘Sharifar Golpo’, a story in the chapter ‘Manushey manushey sadrishyo o Bhinnata’ in the history and social science textbook of seventh-grade.

The committee formed by the education ministry will be led by Islamic Arabic University Vice Chancellor Professor Abdul Rashid.

The other members of the body include Islamic Foundation governor Mufti Maulana Kafil Uddin Sarker, NCTB member Professor Moshiuzzaman, director of Institute of Education and Research (IER) at Dhaka University Professor Dr Md Abdul Halim and principal of Dhaka Alia Madrasa Prof. Mohammad Abdur Rashid. 

The committee will review the content that came in the public discussion recently and make recommendations to the NCTB.

/MHK/