140 B'baria pry school teachers in miseries

About 140 primary school teachers formed the committee at a meeting held at Brahmanbaria Primary Training Institute (PTI). Assistant teacher M A Mumen presided over the meeting.

They threatened to force close down the District and Upazila Education offices in near future if their 18 months' salaries and three Dearness Allowances (DA) are not paid.

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The teachers of primary schools under ADB/IDA project are not getting their salaries for the last 18 months.

The government appointed 180 teachers in primary schools under ADB/IDA project in 2001 and 2003.

The teachers who were appointed in 2001, were given salary for several months. But the teachers who were appointed in June, 2003 were not given any salary. Even they were deprived of DA.

The teachers along with their family members are now passing hard days.