Public university teachers today extended their “no agitation” plan
over their issue of eradicating discrepancies in new pay scale until
February 23.
Prof ASM Maksud Kamal, secretary general of Federation of Bangladesh
University Teachers Association (FBUTA), made the announcement.
“We will sit on February 23 to assess the development. Then we will
decide the next course of action,” he said responding to a query.
“We are heading towards a respectable solution. Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina is aware of our situation,” he said at a programme in Dhaka
University Club.
Public university teachers, who have been vocal since May last year
over issue of “pay discrepancy,” across Bangladesh went on a seven-day
strike last month.
They subsided and postponed their strike on January 20 after
assurance from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. They said they would
disclose further programmes later.
Several meetings were held with four government secretaries and
University Grants Commission (UGC) officials to resolve the issue, he
said. “We hope a solution will be reached soon.”
Meanwhile, the leading teachers’ platform FBUTA will hold meetings
with education and finance secretaries on February 7. University Grants
Commission (UGC) Chairman Prof Abdul Mannan will chair the meeting.