Primary teachers begin sit-in at Shaheed Minar

Assistant teachers of government primary schools began a sit-in on Central Shaheed Minar premises in Dhaka on Saturday protesting at their salary discrimination.  

The sit-in programme, organised by Bangladesh Primary Assistant Teachers Oikya Jote, started around 10am.

The teachers are demanding that their salaries have to be paid under the 11th grade scale.

They also threatened to continue their sit-in until their demand is not fulfilled.

Among others, Bangladesh Primary Assistant Teacher's Society president Tapon Kumar, general secretary Md Asadur Rahman, National Primary Assistant Teachers Foundation president Shahinur Aktar were spoke persons at the programme.

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