Public varsity teachers want Muhith to go
Teachers of the countrys public universities yesterday advised Finance Minister AMA Muhith to step down with dignity.
We dont want to talk to the Finance Minister as he has no respect for teachers. He wont understand our words properlyhe has grown old. Its time for him to step down, said Prof Farid Uddin Ahmed, president of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association (FBUTA), at a press conference at Dhaka University Teachers club.
The agitating teachers also sought the intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to get a separate pay scale and fulfill other demands. In a statement, they also demanded the formation of an independent commission over the matter so that their just rights can be secured.
Teachers of 37 private universities also observed work abstention yesterday to press home their demands.
At the press conference, the teachers also warned of tougher programmes after Eid-ul-Azha vacation and said they would continue their work abstention and sit-in programme on September 17 unless any pragmatic and constructive step is taken by the government.
Leaders of the federation also said that they dont want to see Finance Minister AMA Muhith as the head of the salary disparity committee as, they claimed, the minister has made himself controversial by delivering vindictive comment about the teachers.
The person who has already put himself as the opponent of the education system and educational institutions should not lead the committee. That would be unacceptable, the leaders said.
