<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Eminent writer and academic Md Zafar Iqbal and Professor Hasina Khan have expressed their disappointment over the plagiarised contents found in the new class 7 science textbook edited by themselves.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The writers associated with editing the book also accepted their responsibility in a statement issued on Monday.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>As part of the new curriculum from this year, science textbooks for classes 6 and 7 have been printed and distributed to students as 'Anusandhani Path'.</div><div><br></div><div>In an article published in vernacular daily Prothom Alo, a complaint was raised over copying some sections of this book from the National Geographic educational site.</div><div><br></div><div>“Comparing this particular part of the book and the same text on the website, the allegation appears to us to be true,” they said in the statement.</div><div><br></div><div>“Although we are not responsible for writing that part of the chapter, we acknowledge that the responsibility lies with us as editors.”</div><div><br></div><div>Writing a textbook involves many authors whose hard work and dedication results in the publication of the book. In particular, a kind of responsibility is expected from these authors in the preparation of national textbooks, said the teachers.</div><div><br></div><div>“It is a matter of disappointment and dismay for our entire team if such allegations are found to be true about any writer's work.”</div><div><br></div><div>The teachers assured that necessary revisions of the book will certainly be made in the next edition.</div><div>An experimental version of the book has been published this year and there is room for considerable refinement and editing from the coming academic year, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>The editor of the textbook said, “So any rational opinion beside the mentioned complaint will be taken seriously and the necessary changes or modifications of the textbook will be made.”</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>