
The National Curriculum Coordination Committee (NCCC) has approved four new textbooks for fourth- and sixth-grade students for the 2027 academic year, with two books designated for each grade.
The books will be incorporated into the curriculum after necessary revisions.
The approvals were granted at separate NCCC meetings held at the International Mother Language Institute on Sunday, October 25.
The two books for fourth-grade students are Bangladesh’s Culture and Sports. Sixth-grade students will receive Learning with Happiness and My Technical Education.
Education Minister and Primary and Mass Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon attended the meeting on the fourth-grade textbooks as the chief guest. Primary and Mass Education State Minister Bobby Hajjaj and the prime minister’s special assistant, Gias Uddin, were present as special guests.
The meeting was chaired by Primary and Mass Education Secretary Jasmin Nahar. Other participants included Chief Information Commissioner Dr Nahrin Islam Khan, the prime minister’s press secretary Abu Abdullah M Saleh and other committee members.
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon also attended the meeting on the sixth-grade textbooks as the chief guest. Secondary and Higher Education Division Secretary Abdul Khaleque chaired the meeting, while Gias Uddin attended as a special guest. Chief Information Commissioner Dr Nahrin Islam Khan and other committee members also participated.
Once introduced, the new textbooks will give fourth- and sixth-grade students opportunities to learn about culture, sports, enjoyable learning methods and technical education from the 2027 academic year.