Mostafa Kamal Majumder

A controversy is now on regarding a series of changes that have been brought to the school text books published by the National Curriculum and Text Book Board. Allegations are there that some of the changes have gone even beyond the bipartisan types of changes to contents of books that the nation observed during the 15 years of two-party rule beginning in 1991.
If NCTB books create controversy even during the rule of the non-partisan caretaker government, then the relevant authorities may possibly have to consider also reform of the NCTB with a view to making it neutral. [Read more]