Staff Reporter :
The teachers of secondary level educational institutions on Thursday issued ultimatum to the government asking to nationalise their institutions by December 31.
The teachers warned the government also in case of failure to meet the demand.
They announced it from a rally held on the Central Shaheed Minar premises organised by Bangladesh Non-Government Teachers-Employees Forum on Thursday.
The Forum President Abdul Khalek presided over the rally while Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, Information Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister, Shirin Akhter MP, Advocate Fazilatunnesa Bappy MP, and Professor Afzal Hossain of Dhaka University, Nuh-Alam Lelin and Presidium Member of Bangladesh Awami League addressed the rally.
The leaders of the forum said, the education sector especially secondary level is one of the neglected areas in the country. The teachers have been working to build skilled and educated future generation to make the country prosperous and developed. But the teachers are not treated properly.
“The teachers showed the example of dedication for the nation in the past. We are also working with highest dedication and responsibility. It will be accelerated if the government nationalises the institutions,” Abdul Khalek said.
The Forum will hold rally in every district to press home their demand by December 31, protest rally at each upazila across the country on January 11 next year, civil society gathering on January 19 and work abstention for one hour on January 27 and 28 at every secondary educational institution.
It will announce the final programme on January 29 if their demand is not met by the deadline.
The leaders of the Forum said that it would be a great mistake for the government if there is no initiative to make the institutions nationalised. Overlooking the issue will not be good for the education sector in the country.
