Government primary school assistant teachers across Bangladesh have launched a three-day full-day work stoppage starting Tuesday, November 25, to press for three key demands: upgrading their entry-level pay to the 11th grade, ensuring 100% departmental promotion, and resolving complexities in obtaining higher grades after 10 and 16 years of service. The strike, organized by the Primary Assistant Teachers’ Unity Council, has halted classes nationwide. Despite prolonged discussions with the government, teachers claim no visible progress has been made beyond verbal assurances. The organization warned that if their demands remain unmet, they will boycott annual examinations and begin an indefinite hunger strike from December 11. According to the Directorate of Primary Education, Bangladesh has 65,567 government primary schools employing about 384,000 teachers. The teachers expressed dissatisfaction after the government upgraded head teachers’ pay scales earlier this year but left assistant teachers’ grades unchanged, despite their higher qualifications compared to other public sector employees.
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