Teachers under the banner of the Combined Non-MPO Unity Council staged a protest in Dhaka on Wednesday, demanding that all non-MPO educational institutions be brought under the MPO scheme and that the proposed MPO policy, already sent from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Finance, be approved within 24 hours. As the protesters attempted to march toward Jamuna, police stopped them near the Kadam Fountain area, setting up barricades to prevent their movement. In response, several teachers sat and lay down on the road, chanting slogans to press their demands. The demonstrators stated that their demands are legitimate and vowed not to return home until the government fulfills them. They have been holding a continuous sit-in in front of the National Press Club for 25 days as part of their third phase of protests.