The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has ensured 100 percent supply of secondary-level textbooks for the 2026 academic year.
NCTB Public Relations Officer SM Asaduzzaman Sagar disclosed the information on Monday.
While the distribution of all primary books was completed on the first day of the year, there was a delay in releasing secondary school books. However, the distribution of the latter has now been fully concluded.
Asaduzzaman said, “By 9 February, a total of 3,02,55,154 textbooks for primary and secondary schools for the 2026 academic year have been 100 percent printed and supplied.”
This includes 1,17,04,646 books for the primary and Ebtedayee levels and 1,83,20,869 books for the secondary level. Additionally, 6,026 textbooks in Braille for students with special needs and 1,85,715 textbooks in ethnic minority languages have been supplied.
For the 2026 academic year, the highest priority was given to ensuring quality in curriculum formulation and textbook printing.
A laboratory has been established at the NCTB office to test the quality of the paper used. Furthermore, the quality of printing and excellence in binding were ensured through central online monitoring via CCTV and intensive field supervision by NCTB officials.
Members of a task force formed by the Secondary and Higher Education Division also assisted in the timely printing, binding, and delivery of books to students through field inspections.
Before the start of the new academic year, NCTB made the online versions (soft copies) of textbooks for all levels available to the public on 28 December 2025. A total of 647 online versions of textbooks, ranging from pre-primary to secondary, Dakhil, and technical levels, are available on the NCTB website.
A review of statistics from the last five years shows that this is the fastest time by 7 February that 100 percent of the books have been supplied.
Previously, 100 percent of primary-level books were delivered to students by 15 December 2025. Between 2021 and 2025, it took until March or April to complete the 100 percent supply of books.
