UNB, Dhaka :
The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association (FBUTA) on Tuesday threatened to continue their strike until the government fulfils its demands.
FBUTA president Farid Uddin Ahmed came up with the announcement while talking to reporters in front of Dhaka University’s Arts Faculty over the Prime Minister recent remarks about public university teachers.
“We’ve been trying to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the last eight months. If we have a chance to meet her, then we’ll be able to explain it to her,” he said. Farid Uddin alleged that some vested quarters have provided wrong information to the Prime Minister about them.
“We don’t compare ourselves with secretaries as we make secretaries, but you (PM) need to keep in mind your teachers were also Dhaka University teachers,” said Farid adding, “We’re firm about our decision…we’ll continue our strike until the government fulfils our demands.”
Earlier, teachers of the country’s public universities went on an indefinite strike on Monday protesting what they said discriminations against them in the 8th national pay scale. Public university teachers have been on protests since the 8th National Pay Scale was announced on May 14, advocating for a four-point demand
that includes the formation of a commission to initiate an independent pay scale for public university teachers.
The other demands of the teachers are salary and allowance parity between senior professors and senior secretaries, and between professors and secretaries; upgrading the status of teachers in the warrant of precedence; and the provision of cars and other allowances for teachers similar to provisions given to bureaucrats.
The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association (FBUTA) on Tuesday threatened to continue their strike until the government fulfils its demands.
FBUTA president Farid Uddin Ahmed came up with the announcement while talking to reporters in front of Dhaka University’s Arts Faculty over the Prime Minister recent remarks about public university teachers.
“We’ve been trying to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the last eight months. If we have a chance to meet her, then we’ll be able to explain it to her,” he said. Farid Uddin alleged that some vested quarters have provided wrong information to the Prime Minister about them.
“We don’t compare ourselves with secretaries as we make secretaries, but you (PM) need to keep in mind your teachers were also Dhaka University teachers,” said Farid adding, “We’re firm about our decision…we’ll continue our strike until the government fulfils our demands.”
Earlier, teachers of the country’s public universities went on an indefinite strike on Monday protesting what they said discriminations against them in the 8th national pay scale. Public university teachers have been on protests since the 8th National Pay Scale was announced on May 14, advocating for a four-point demand
that includes the formation of a commission to initiate an independent pay scale for public university teachers.
The other demands of the teachers are salary and allowance parity between senior professors and senior secretaries, and between professors and secretaries; upgrading the status of teachers in the warrant of precedence; and the provision of cars and other allowances for teachers similar to provisions given to bureaucrats.
