National Curriculum and Textbook Board

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB; Bengali: জাতীয় শিক্ষাক্রম ও পাঠ্যপুস্তক বোর্ড) is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Education in Bangladesh, responsible for the development of curriculums, production and distribution of textbooks at primary and secondary education levels in Bangladesh.^[3][4][5]

National Curriculum and Textbook Board

জাতীয় শিক্ষাক্রম ও পাঠ্যপুস্তক বোর্ড (এনসিটিবি)
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Organisation overview
Formed	1983[1]
Preceding agencies	Bangladesh School Textbook Board[1] National Curriculum Development Centre[1]
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Employees	91[2]
Organisation executives	Professor Robiul Kabir Chowdhury(Routine duty), Chairman PROFESSOR MD SHATAB UDDIN, Secretary
Parent department	Ministry of Education
Website	www.nctb.gov.bd

Newly issued NCTB mathematics & science-related books (in Bengali) for grades IX–X, January 2018. Horizontally from top left: Math, Higher Math, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Science

All public schools and many private schools in Bangladesh follow the curriculum of NCTB. Starting in 2010, every year free books are distributed to students between Grade-1 to Grade-10 to eliminate illiteracy.^[6] These books comprise most of the curricula of the majority of Bangladeshi schools. There are two versions of the curriculum. One is the Bengali language version and the other one is English language version.

History

National Curriculum and Textbook Board traces its origins to the East Pakistan School Textbook Board which was established in 1954. In 1971, the Bangladesh School Textbook Board was established. In 1976, it was constituted as the National Curriculum and Syllabus Committee and the National Curriculum Development Centre was established in 1981. National Curriculum Development Centre and the Bangladesh School Textbook Board were merged in 1983 to form the Bangladesh National Textbook Board which was later renamed to National Curriculum and Textbook Board.^[3]

See also

• Education in Bangladesh