Govt to add rights issues in textbooks
Says education minister
The government is working to incorporate the issues of reproductive health, HIV, gender, and human rights in the national textbook curriculum, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said yesterday.
“We have already started updating the curriculum which was last modified 15 years ago. We are working to include these issues”, he said.
The minister was speaking at the launch of a web-based curriculum titled "It's All One Curriculum Activities" in Bangla held at Brac Centre auditorium in the city. The Population Council, with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), organised the ceremony.
It's All One Curriculum is a two-volume book containing guidelines and activities on sexuality, gender, HIV, and human rights and culturally appropriate discussions on the issues. It also helps to promote academic growth, critical thinking, civic engagement, and core values of human rights.
The books are available in English, French, and Spanish. The Population Council with the help of the UNFPA translated the books into Bangla for youths of school and out of schools.
The book is now available at http://www. popcouncil.org/ItsAllOneActivitiesbn
The minister termed the book a new milestone and said it is indeed a massive task and would help the students learn the issues.
Education Secretary Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury presided the programme while Dr Ubaidur Rob, country director of Population Council; Ella de Voogd, first secretary of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; Arthur Erken, country representative of the UNFPA; and Tarik-ul-Islam, secretary of Ministry of Women and Children Affairs; also spoke.
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