Teachers collapse on hunger strike, bureaucrats stay unmoved

Under the shadow of the Central Shaheed Minar, the sound of slogans is growing weaker — not because the demands have softened, but because the teachers’ voices are fading. For a week, MPO-affiliated teachers of private educational institutions have been on the streets. After days of sit-ins and marches, they have now resorted to a hunger strike, demanding what they call their “right to survive” — a 20 per cent house rent allowance. But as their bodies weaken under the autumn sun, the bureaucratic heart of power remains cold. The hunger strike began at 2 pm on Friday, October 17. As of Saturday evening, nearly 27 hours later, many teachers have already collapsed. Among them is Principal Delwar Hossain Azizi,...