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Public univ teachers’ strike passes half a month

Half a month passed on Monday of the work abstention programme enforced by the teachers of public universities, demanding the cancellation of the new universal pension scheme...

New pension fund rules issued after one year

The government outlined seven areas for pension fund investment in rules, issued on Sunday, nearly a year after the scheme’s introduction, which had already sparked protests...

Govt defers inclusion of public bodies to pension scheme by 1 year

The National Pension Authority on Sunday decided to defer inclusion of newly recruits of the state-owned autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies by one year amid work abstention by the university teachers...

Public univ teachers determined to continue shutdown

Public university teachers across the country decided on Sunday to continue their indefinite work abstention programme until all their demands, particularly the demand for cancellation of the new universal pension scheme Prattay, were met...

Obaidul Quader urges teachers’ leaders to withdraw strike

The road transport and bridges minister and general secretary of the ruling Awami League, Obaidul Quader, on Saturday said that he had urged the public university teachers’ leaders to withdraw their strike....

Public univ shutdown passes 11 days

The teachers of public universities across the country continued their indefinite work abstention programme for the 11th day on Thursday, demanding the cancellation of the new universal pension scheme that was made mandatory for new recruits...

BNP must walk the walk and stop belittling legitimate issues

THE remark of the senior joint secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party that the government is creating various issues to deflect public attention away from agreements — said to have been against Bangladesh’s national interests — that the government has signed with other countries is misleading on a few counts...

RU postpones freshers’ orientation due to teachers’ strike

The authorities of Rajshahi University on Thursday postponed the orientation class for the freshers, who recently enrolled at the university under the 2023-2024 academic sessions, due to the ongoing indefinite strike by public university teachers and employees since July 1....

Public univ teachers in Bangladesh mull new programme as strike on

The teachers of public universities are planning for new programmes to press for their demand for cancellation of the new universal pension scheme made mandatory for new recruits...

Public univ shutdown continues

Many students of different public universities and service seekers are facing difficulties regarding studying abroad or joining jobs amid the ongoing work abstention programme of the...

Public univ shutdown continues

Teachers of public universities across Bangladesh continued their indefinite work abstention programme for the eighth consecutive day on Monday, pressing for the cancellation of the...

Govt plans late feasibility study 

The government is going to borrow $250 million from the Asian Development Bank to implement a project for capacity building of the National Pension Authority struggling to...

Public univ shutdown to continue

After the weekend of Friday and Saturday, the teachers of the public universities are going to resume their indefinite work abstention programme across Bangladesh today pressing for their demand for the cancellation of the universal pension scheme made mandatory for new recruits...

Unrest at public universities

A SURGE of protests by teachers and students at public universities across Bangladesh underscores a deepening crisis in the country’s higher education system. The causes of this unrest are multifaceted, involving contentious policies such as the newly introduced pension scheme named Prattay under the Universal Pension Scheme and the reinstatement of...

BNP infiltrates student, teacher movements: Hasan Mahmud

Foreign minister and the ruling Awami League joint general secretary Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said that the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party had infiltrated student and teacher movements over quota system and pension, as the party ‘lacks the capability to initiate independent actions.’....

All public univs shut down for third day

The teachers continued their work abstention programme for the third consecutive day on Wednesday in public universities across Bangladesh demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme made mandatory for new recruits...

Public univ teachers’ strike against pension scheme enters 3rd day

The indefinite strike by teachers and employees of public universities continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, demanding their exclusion from the Prattay pension scheme...

Univ teachers reject pension authority clarification

The National Pension Authority on Tuesday clarified few issues of its newly introduced Prattay instrument in the wake of countrywide indefinite work abstention by...

Teacher strike paralyses public universities across Bangladesh

Academic activities in public universities in Bangladesh came to a standstill on Monday as teachers started work abstention for an indefinite period, demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme made...

Govt shouldn’t force any pension scheme

THIS is unacceptable that the authorities did not resolve the crisis centred on the dissatisfaction of employees of state-owned autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies regarding the mandatory new pension instrument under the Universal Pension Scheme in three months. Since the gazette notification published...

Public university teachers go on indefinite strike

Public univ teachers set to go on indefinite strike from tomorrow

Teachers of all public universities are scheduled to observe a full-day work abstention today demanding cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...

Public univ teacher strike continues for 2nd day

Teachers of the country’s different public universities on Wednesday observed the half-day work abstention for the second consecutive day under a three-day protest demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...

Public univ teachers resume strike for 3 days

Teachers of the country’s different public universities on Tuesday resumed the half-day work abstention under a three-day protest demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...

Registration to universal pension scheme tops 3 lakh

In just 10 months of its launching, the number of registration to the universal pension scheme crossed a new milestone of three lakh for the first time as it reached 3,03,176 on June 10, 2024.....

New public servants to come under universal pension scheme

All newly appointed public officials will be brought under the Universal Pension Scheme from July 1, 2025. 

Public univ teachers observe strike for cancellation of pension scheme

Teachers of different public universities across Bangladesh on Tuesday observed half-day work abstention demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...

Public university teachers demand pension scheme notice cancellation

Teachers of different public universities on Sunday called for the cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...

Pension to remain in social safety allocations in new budget

The government is unlikely to separate the allocations for pension from the social safety net programme in the new national budget which, according to economists, is done intentionally to show the overall programme fat...

BUET teachers demand cancellation of pension scheme notice

The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Teachers’ Association called for the cancellation of the universal pension notification, claiming that it is discriminatory....