The Education Ministry on Wednesday constituted a five-member committee to review the story titled ‘Sharifar Golpo’ in the Class VII History and Social Sciences textbook.
A ministry release said the committee will be headed by Islamic Arabic University Vice-Chancellor Professor Abdul Rashid.
Other members are Islamic Foundation Governor Mufti Maulana Kafil Uddin Sarkar, NCTB member Professor Moshiuzzaman, Director of the Institute of Education and Research (IER) at Dhaka University, Professor MD Abdul Halim and Principal of Dhaka Alia Madrasa, Professor Mohammad Abdur Rashid.
The committee will review ‘Sharifar Golpo’, a story from the chapter ‘Manushe Manushe Sadrisyo O Bhinnata’, as it came into public discussion recently.
The press release said the committee will review the material and make recommendations to the NCTB.