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Don't believe rumours about new textbooks: Dipu Moni

UNB . Chandpur
28 Jan 2023 08:47:37 | Update: 28 Jan 2023 09:52:56
Don't believe rumours about new textbooks: Dipu Moni
Education Minister Dipu Moni — File Photo

Education Minister Dipu Moni on Friday urged the people of the country not to pay heed to any rumours over the content of NCTB textbooks, stating no book said humans evolved from monkeys.

“Rather, the textbook stated that humans did not evolve from monkeys. Do not listen to misinformation spread by a vested quarter," she said.

The minister made the remarks while inaugurating three schools of BRAC beside the Dakatia River in Chandpur. 

She said the illustration of monkeys was used in the textbook to demonstrate that humans did not evolve from them.

"It was mentioned three times in the books that monkeys are not the ancestors of humans," she explained.

The minister also urged people to read the books for fact-checking.

She also said the textbook contains no derogatory remarks about Islam.

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