JMBF Slams Brutal Police Crackdown on Dhaka Teachers’ Protest
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has expressed deep concern and issued a strong condemnation of the police violence against primary school teachers who were peacefully demonstrating in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on 8 November. The teachers were demanding the implementation of a three-point charter of demands.
Teachers Reject Education Advisor’s Proposal, Call to Continue Movement!
Education Advisor Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar proposed a 5 percent increase in salary for MPO-registered teachers based on their three demands, including a 20 percent increase in basic salary and house rent allowance. However, teachers have rejected this proposal. On Thursday (16 October), the teachers’ representative delegation informed the media after a meeting at the Ministry of Education.
MPO-Listed Teachers, Employees Threaten March to Secretariat Over House Rent Allowance
Teachers and employees under the MPO (Monthly Pay Order) scheme, who are currently holding a “continuous sit-in” programme demanding 20 percent of their basic salary as house rent allowance, have given the government a deadline until 12 PM on Tuesday to meet their demands.
Police Disperse MPO Teachers’ Protest Using Water Cannons and Batons in Dhaka
Police used water cannons, sound grenades, and batons on Sunday to disperse a group of secondary-level schoolteachers under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme, who had blocked the road in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka demanding an increase in their house rent and medical allowances.
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