Staff Reporter :
The teachers of all public universities across the country observed work abstention programme on Sunday in demand of a separate pay scale for them. They at the same time called for an end to discriminatory pay scale.
The agitated teachers said that the implementation of the new pay scale would be humiliating for the teaching community. They have pointed out that many neighbouring countries also have separate pay scales for their university teachers.
The work abstention programme at Dhaka University was observed between 10am and 1pm.
“We will submit a memorandum containing the signatures of thousands teachers to the ministry to press our demands,” said Maksud Kamal, Secretary General of Bangladesh Federation of University Teachers’ Association and General Secretary of Dhaka University Teachers As
sociation.
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Teachers’ Association observed a three hours work abstention programme protesting the proposed 8th national pay scale and demanding revision of it.
The teachers of Jagannath University observed a two-hour long work abstention and staged a sit-in programme in front of the university Shahid Minar on Sunday as part of their protest programme.
The teachers of Jahangirnagar University, meanwhile, staged a one-hour work abstention from 10am.
A similar three-hour work abstention programme was also organised by Chittagong University Teachers Association between 10am and 1pm. No classes were held.
As part of their demonstrations, the CU teachers staged a sit-in programme and organised a mass signature campaign on the campus.
The teachers of Rajshahi University and Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) also staged a sit-in programme and observed a three-hour work abstention.
The RUET Teachers Association President Prof Dr Tarik Ahmed said, public university teachers are neglected in respect of salary whereas developing countries like India and Pakistan had separate pay scales for the university teachers.
The teachers of the University of Khulna, observed work abstention for three hours, as well as staging a sit-in and a mass signing campaign on the campus.
Addressing the programme, RUTA President Ananda Kumar Saha alleged that all public university teachers had been disgraced by the proposed pay scale.
He also called for retaining time scale and selection grades, as their exclusion would be disgraceful to the dignity of university professors.
The teachers of all public universities across the country observed work abstention programme on Sunday in demand of a separate pay scale for them. They at the same time called for an end to discriminatory pay scale.
The agitated teachers said that the implementation of the new pay scale would be humiliating for the teaching community. They have pointed out that many neighbouring countries also have separate pay scales for their university teachers.
The work abstention programme at Dhaka University was observed between 10am and 1pm.
“We will submit a memorandum containing the signatures of thousands teachers to the ministry to press our demands,” said Maksud Kamal, Secretary General of Bangladesh Federation of University Teachers’ Association and General Secretary of Dhaka University Teachers As
sociation.
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Teachers’ Association observed a three hours work abstention programme protesting the proposed 8th national pay scale and demanding revision of it.
The teachers of Jagannath University observed a two-hour long work abstention and staged a sit-in programme in front of the university Shahid Minar on Sunday as part of their protest programme.
The teachers of Jahangirnagar University, meanwhile, staged a one-hour work abstention from 10am.
A similar three-hour work abstention programme was also organised by Chittagong University Teachers Association between 10am and 1pm. No classes were held.
As part of their demonstrations, the CU teachers staged a sit-in programme and organised a mass signature campaign on the campus.
The teachers of Rajshahi University and Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) also staged a sit-in programme and observed a three-hour work abstention.
The RUET Teachers Association President Prof Dr Tarik Ahmed said, public university teachers are neglected in respect of salary whereas developing countries like India and Pakistan had separate pay scales for the university teachers.
The teachers of the University of Khulna, observed work abstention for three hours, as well as staging a sit-in and a mass signing campaign on the campus.
Addressing the programme, RUTA President Ananda Kumar Saha alleged that all public university teachers had been disgraced by the proposed pay scale.
He also called for retaining time scale and selection grades, as their exclusion would be disgraceful to the dignity of university professors.
