<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Tuesday claimed that for lack of any other issue, a vested quarter is spreading misinformation on the new curriculum textbooks to create confusion ahead of the election.&nbsp;</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“its purpose is to incite people against the government through misusing religion and creating instability and anarchy,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The Minister said this while participating in the discussion on the thanksgiving motion on the President's speech in Parliament.</div><div>She said that most of the propaganda about textbooks is false.</div><div><br></div><div>She mentioned that Awami League has never done anything against Quran and Sunnah and never will.</div><div><br></div><div>Education Minister Dipu Moni said that these are being spread purposely through photoshopping the pictures of various books, editing the text.</div><div><br></div><div>“Non-curriculum books are being spread by referring to the books of this country.&nbsp; These books are being criticised by using fictional subjects and images,” she said.</div><div><br></div><div>She also mentioned that fake and offensive news about the content is being spread.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“Offensive, nasty statements are being made about book authors, ministers and academics.&nbsp; They are being threatened.”</div><div><br></div><div>The education minister informed that two committees regarding the errors in the textbooks have formed.</div><div><br></div><div>She said that those who are attacking these textbooks are not involved in teaching at any of their academic institutions.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“The experimental books are published with the opinion of those who teach in their institutions. Any errors in the book are being and will be corrected.”</div><div><br></div><div>Dr Dipu Moni said that the intention of those who are criticising is not to correct mistakes.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“If their intentions were honest, they would have suggested correcting mistakes through constructive criticism.&nbsp; He would not lie. They would not have done this kind of lying by photoshopping and editing.”</div><div><br></div><div>Addressing the critics, the education minister said that she believes in her religion, sense of religion, message of religion and religious discipline.</div><div><br></div><div>“I pray that Allah gives guidance to those who make these ugly statements.&nbsp; Allow them to tell the truth, avoid lying, and refrain from trying to destabilise the country.”</div><div><br></div><div>Jatiya Party MP Kazi Firoz Rashid said that there is extreme corruption in the financial sector.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“Bank money is being freely looted and is siphoned abroad. Corruption is taking a totalitarian form in today's society.&nbsp; The middle class is disappearing day by day.&nbsp; The disparity between the rich and the poor is glaring.”</div><div><br></div><div>He said that the President cannot say anything about these things.&nbsp; The president does not have the scope to say these things.&nbsp; “That's the rule.”</div><div><br></div><div>He questioned Can the president say that the Awami League is plunged by hybrid leaders through hiring them in exchange of money.</div><div><br></div><div>Jatiya Party MP Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud said that the prescriptions given by the IMF are nothing new, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>He urged to look into the reports of various national and international organizations without dismissing them.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>He said that the report given by CPD is very high standard. “You can disagree with that.&nbsp; But rather than ignoring these reports, one should take a good look at what is there.”&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas&nbsp;</div>