MPO-registered teachers set deadline for govt action on rent, festival allowances

MPO-registered teachers and staff participating in a continuous sit-in over a 20 percent house rent allowance in salaries have set a deadline for the government to meet their demands by 12pm Tuesday. The protesters announced a “March to Secretariat” if demands remain unmet by then. On Monday, the second day of their sit-in at the Central Shaheed Minar, the protest continued under the banner of the MPO Education Nationalisation Expectant Alliance. Habibullah Raju, joint convenor of the alliance and president of the Bangladesh Teachers Forum, said, by Tuesday, the government must issue a gazette notification for 20 percent house rent allowance, Tk 1,500 medical allowance, and 75 percent festival allowance for staff. “Until the demands are met, the sit-in and...