President of the Primary Teachers’ Association, Aminul Islam Chowdhury, has announced a hunger strike starting June 23 if their three-point demand is not met. He labeled a 2020 finance ministry letter regarding time scale for nationalized teachers as illegal and misleading. The association demands seniority be calculated based on actual service time and that the gazette for deprived head teachers be published. A mass rally has been called at Dhaka’s Central Shaheed Minar on June 22, with thousands of teachers from across the country expected to attend.