BNP to recruit religious teachers in pry schools
BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday said that the party would create posts for religious teachers in the country鈥檚 primary schools if voted to power...
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Madrassah teacher arrested over rape allegations
The police arrested a madrassa teacher at Darul Hikma Hafizia Madrassa in the Mawna Crossing area of Sreepur Municipality on Friday allegedly for raping a 12-year-old boy student...
Starving teachers, leviathan state
THE education system, conventionally regarded as the foundational pillar of the nation, now stands fragile and neglected. Consequently, the teachers, architects of this system, have been relegated to a class characterised by deprivation and lack of rights. In stark opposition to the legitimate, distressed pleas of this profession, the state has manifested a leviathan character...
Being close-fisted towards teachers deplorable
THIS is a good piece of news that the non-government teachers listed on the monthly pay order scheme, who had demonstrated for 10 days, beginning on October 12, to push for an increased house rent in percentage of their basic pay, have returned to classrooms after the government increased their house rent. The teachers, who demanded 20 per cent of their basic...
Govt must attend to teacher shortage for English, maths
THE commitment of the government to national education appears to have faltered all along as the number of teachers of English and mathematics in institutions of secondary education has decreased whilst the number of institutions and students has increased over the past 13 years. The results of secondary and higher secondary public examinations make the proposition...
Govt raises house rent to 15pc
After 10 days of protests, the non-government teachers and employees on the monthly pay order scheme are scheduled to return to their workplaces today after the government has conceded their main demand for house rent increase...
Number of English, math teachers drops, instts rises
The number of English and mathematics teachers at the secondary-level educational institutions in the country decreased in the past 13 years amid the students鈥� poor show in these two subjects in different public examinations...
Govt raises house rent, protests on
Non-government teachers and employees on the monthly pay order scheme on Sunday continued their protest for the seventh day running, rejecting the government measure for increasing their house rent allowance.
MPO teachers continue hunger strike
Non-government teachers and employees on the monthly pay order scheme continued their hunger strike at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka for the second consecutive day on Saturday, demanding a pay increase...
Women-led enterprises: success makes struggle feel less heavy
Hapi Islam Talukder, while doing her dual jobs as a makeup artist and schoolteacher at a Jatrabari school in Dhaka city, gradually realised that neither of her jobs was offering her the satisfaction she looked for...
MPO teachers begin indefinite hunger strike for pay hike
Teachers and employees under the government鈥檚 monthly pay order system on the sixth day of their protests on Friday began an indefinite hunger strike as their demand for pay rise remained unfulfilled.
Govt pry assistant teachers suspend hunger strike after ministry meeting
Assistant teachers of government primary schools have called off their planned hunger strike after a meeting with officials from the primary and mass education ministry, where they discussed their three-point demand.
MPO teachers announce hunger strike from today
Teachers and employees under the government鈥檚 monthly pay order system on Thursday announced an indefinite hunger strike from 2:00pm today, if their demands to hike their pay were not fulfilled by the time.
MPO teachers reject adviser鈥檚 5pc house rent raise proposal
Teachers and employees under the government鈥檚 monthly pay order (MPO) system on Thursday gave the government an ultimatum till 5:00pm the same day to meet their demands, including a 20 per cent increase in house rent allowance.
MPO teachers to march to Jamuna today
Teachers and employees under the government鈥檚 monthly pay order system on Wednesday announced that they would march to the chief adviser鈥檚 official residence Jamuna in the capital Dhaka today to press for their one-point demand for nationalisation of their jobs.
MPO teachers vow to block Shahbagh today
The teachers and employees under the government鈥檚 monthly pay order system on Tuesday announced that they would block the capital鈥檚 Shahbagh crossing area at 12:00 noon today if the government failed to meet their demands for pay hike by that time.
MPO teachers鈥� plea for pay hike falls on deaf ears
Teachers of the secondary-level schools under the government monthly pay order system have taken to the streets again as their demand for pay hike has remained unmet for long.
Govt college teachers boycott聽class today聽
Public college teachers announced class boycott for today at all government colleges, protesting at the alleged attack on some teachers of Dhaka College by their students on its campus on Monday.
MPO teachers threaten strike, sit-in from today
Teachers of the secondary-level schools under the government monthly pay order system on Sunday threatened to go for countrywide work abstention for an indefinite period and a non-stop sit-in in the capital Dhaka from today, demanding pay hike.
BNP supports teachers鈥� job nationalisation: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said that his party, in principle, supported teachers鈥� legitimate demands for job nationalisation and the inclusion of more schools under the monthly pay order scheme...
Uttara Univ holds seminar, honours teachers
On the occasion of World Teachers鈥� Day, Uttara University organised a seminar and an award ceremony to honour the contributions of its distinguished faculty members at the university in Dhaka on Monday...
Budget revision likely for higher spending
The interim government is likely to revise the national budget for the 2025-26 financial year in December to accommodate a possible increase in salaries of government officials and a rise in perks for teachers under the monthly payment order.
Govt officials stress teachers鈥� pay hike
Senior government officials on Sunday said that the salaries and status of teachers should be increased in the country.
Poor pay, allowances of teachers affect education
Poor pay-scale and allowances and low social status mark the poor condition of the teachers in Bangladesh affecting the education sector, observed educationists and researchers.
Recasting teaching as collaborative profession
THE world pauses to mark World Teachers鈥� Day every October 5. Bangladesh joins the global community in honouring educators, reflecting on their evolving role in society, and recognising their enduring contribution to shaping the minds of future generations. The theme for 2025, 鈥楻ecasting teaching as a collaborative profession,鈥� underscores the urgent need...
Asst pry teachers to get higher grades after 10, 16 years
Assistant teachers at government primary schools across the country will now be eligible for higher pay grades upon completion of 10 and 16 years in service.
ASK opposes call to cancel music teacher recruitment in pry schools
Rights organisation Ain O Salish Kendra on Wednesday decried the recent demand for the cancellation of the government circular to recruit music teachers in primary schools, calling it ill-motivated, misleading and a threat to cultural rights...
7 non-govt pry teachers hurt as police foil march
Police foiled the non-government primary school teachers鈥� march towards the chief adviser鈥檚 official residence Jamuna by firing sound grenades and spraying water on the protesting teachers in the capital Dhaka on Monday.
SAU holds freshers鈥� reception
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University held the orientation ceremony for freshers of the 2024鈥�25 academic year at the university鈥檚 Teachers-Students Centre Complex in Dhaka on Monday...
Madrassah teacher accused of sexually assaulting 2 students
The police have launched a manhunt to arrest a teacher of a madrassah under Shahzadpur upazila in Sirajganj after guardians of two minor students on Sunday night filed a case accusing him of sexually assaulting their minor sons...
