All the books of the academic year 2023 have not reached all over the country yet

News Desk: All the books of 2023 academic year across the country have not reached here. Although there are only two more book festivals left, about 70 percent of the books have been sent at the upazila level so far. This time the primary book festival will be centrally held at the central playground of Dhaka University (DU). It has been reported that the secondary school book festival will be organized at Murapara Government Pilot Model High School ground in Rupganj, Narayanganj.

It is known that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the book festival at 10 am on December 31 as per the rules like other years. He will inaugurate the festival by giving a set of books to one student of each class at the Prime Minister's office.

NCTB Chairman Prof. Farhadul Islam said that the textbook festival will be held in a very grand manner across the country. As the festival was not held for the last two years due to Corona, this year we have informed every district and upazila to give books in a festive atmosphere. We are trying to deliver most of the books.

He said that the book festival will be celebrated simultaneously across the country. Members of parliament and ministers have been asked to celebrate this festival in their respective districts. The Central Primary Book Festival will be held at the central playground of DU. Secondary book festival will be held by the Minister (Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni) in Rupganj, Narayanganj. The festival will be held at Murapara Government Pilot Model High School ground of the upazila. The Prime Minister will inaugurate the book festival on the morning of December 31 the previous day.

According to NCTB sources, more than 34 crore textbooks are being printed in the academic year 2023 for 4 crore 9 lakh 15 thousand students at primary and secondary level. Out of this, 9 crore 98 lakh 53 thousand copies of pre-primary, elementary and Ibtedai ​​are being printed at this level and 24 crore 63 lakh 10 thousand copies of school, madrasa and technical schools are being printed at the secondary level. 2 lakh 12 thousand 177 copies of books in the mother tongue of small ethnic groups are being printed.

Those concerned said that so far 81 percent of secondary school books have reached the upazila level. And 68 percent of the books reached the field level till last Sunday. Many students will not get new books at the beginning of the academic year due to shortage of paper and ink, rising prices, increase in cost of printing equipment, load shedding, delay in NCTB order for new syllabus in two classes etc. It is said that the books of Madhyamik printed in the beginning were of good quality but now due to shortage of paper low quality books are being printed.

 

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