Non-MPO teachers express gratitude to PM
While the Ebtedayee Madrasa teachers continued their sit-in for the seventh consecutive day, non-Monthly Payment Order (MPO) teachers on Sunday conveyed their gratitude towards Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her intervention to include them into the Monthly Payment Order (MPO) system, reports UNB. The teachers, after ending their five-day hunger strike following PMs assurance, exclaimed their gratitude and thankfulness to the premier at a press briefing organised by Non-Monthly Payment Order (MPO) Educational Institution Teachers-Staff Federation at the National Press Club in the capital. I, on behalf of the federation, express our gratitude and thankfulness to the honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for accepting our fair demand through this programme, said Golam Mahmudunnnabi Dollar, president of the organisation.
Mentioning the PMs assurance as a victory for them, Dr Binoy Bhushan Ray, general secretary of the federation, said its a result of their continuous movement since 2006 both in national and district levels.
Among others, central leaders of the federation were present at the press meet.
Meanwhile, the Ebtedayee madrasa teachers under the banner of Independent Ebtedayee Madrasa Teachers Association continued their seventh day sit-in programme in front of JPC to press home their demand of nationalisation of their all registered institutions under the Madrasa Education Board.
The non-Monthly Payment Order (MPO) teachers and employees had observed hunger strike unto death to meet their demand for enlistment under the Monthly Pay Order. Earlier, the demonstrating teachers and employees have rejected Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahids assurance as there was no specific time line.
