Online Desk: The Education Ministry on Wednesday formed a five-member high-level expert committee to review a story titled “Sharifa” in the history and social science textbook of grade seven.

A press release signed by Mohammad Abul Khair, information and public relations officer of the ministry was issued in this regard.

According to the press release, the committee will help the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) by reviewing the story thoroughly.

Other members of the committee are Mufti Maulana Kafil Uddin Sarker, governor of the Islamic Foundation; Prof Moshiuzzaman, member of the NCTB; Abdul Halim, director of the Institute of Education and Research (IER) at Dhaka University; and Prof Mohammad Abdur Rashid, principal of Dhaka Alia Madrasa.

The development came after a teacher at a private university recently talked over the inclusion of transgender issues in the textbook and tore the pages of the textbook that went viral on social media.