Teachers go on hunger strike in Ctg
Teachers and employees of educational institutions in Chittagong that get monthly pay order (MPO) observed a mass hunger strike programme to press home their demands yesterday.
Under the banner of Bangladesh Shikkhok Karmachari Oikko Parishad, Chittagong region, the teachers and employees from different schools and colleges took part in the programme from 10:00am to 5:00pm at the Chittagong city's Central Shaheed Minar premises.
Speakers at the programme urged the government to fulfill their 17-point demands including increment in salary structure, rise of rent, medical and festival allowances and full implementation of National Education Policy 2010.
Bangladesh College-University Teacher Association, Chittagong General Secretary Uttam Chowdhury said, “The amount of money we get as house rent and medical allowance is very poor.”
“We hope that the government would take steps to remove the existing disparity in allowances between government and non-government teachers in the country," he said.
"If our demands were not met soon, we would go on indefinite strikes at educational institutions after Eid-ul-Fitr” he added.
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