The Finance Division on Sunday issued a letter by giving approval to a five per cent increase (minimum Tk聽2,000) of the house rent of non-government teachers and employees on the monthly pay order scheme.
The division sent this letter to the Secondary and Higher Education Division under the education ministry.
Since October 12 the MPO teachers and employees are protesting demanding a 20 per cent increase of their basic pay in house rent allowance, Tk聽1,500 as medical allowance and an increase in the festival allowance for employees from the current 50 per cent to 75 per cent.
Earlier they rejected the government鈥檚 proposal to five per cent increase in the house rent.
They continued their hunger strike at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka for the third consecutive day on Sunday.
They, under the banner of 鈥楳PO-bhukto Shikkha Jatiyakaran Pratyashi Jote鈥�, continued their non-stop sit-in there and countrywide work abstention for the seventh day on Sunday.
