Amid intensifying public and political controversy surrounding illustrations and content in newly drafted school textbooks, the Ministry of Education has issued mass transfer orders reassigning nine officials from the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB).
According to an official notification issued by the Secondary and Higher Education Division on Monday (October 26, 2026), the nine BCS General Education Cadre officials have been withdrawn from NCTB deputation and posted to various government colleges and Teachers' Training Colleges (TTC) across Bangladesh. The notification strictly mandates that the transferred officers must be released from their present NCTB duties by October 29, 2026; otherwise, they will be considered instantly released on the afternoon of the deadline.
This administrative reshuffle follows Sunday’s (October 25) transfer of NCTB Research Officer Mu. Abdullah Al Jobaer to Khagrachhari Government Women's College over controversial imagery—specifically the inclusion of political symbol motifs like the 'weighing scale' (Daripalla) and 'boat' (Nouka) in new textbooks—bringing the total number of NCTB officials reassigned in two days to ten.
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