Hasina's name to be included as 'perpetrator of genocide' in textbooks: Asif Mahmud
"To pass down the history of the 2024 mass uprising and the people’s struggle against authoritarianism from generation to generation, major changes are being introduced in the textbooks,” he says
Sheikh Hasina's name is set to be included in textbooks as a "perpetrator of genocide," as part of major curriculum reforms, Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives (LGRD) Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan said today (21 August).
In a Facebook post, the adviser wrote, "To pass down the history of the 2024 mass uprising and the people's struggle against authoritarianism from generation to generation, major changes are being introduced in the textbooks."
He added, "Special emphasis is being given to include the history of the mass uprising and information about the most recent four national elections."
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Earlier on 17 August, a Supreme Court (SC) lawyer sent a legal notice to the authorities concerned, including the Ministry of Education, demanding the removal of Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection from the science textbook for Class 9-10.
Speaking to reporters, SC lawyer Sarwar Hossain said that if steps are not taken in response to the notice, he will file a writ petition with the High Court.
According to Sarwar, the theory was included in the curriculum during the previous Awami League government, reportedly at the initiative of Professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, and has since drawn criticism and debate, including discussions in parliament.
