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Secondary schools: Teachers call off strike, exams back on track

Annual examinations at nearly 700 government secondary schools will resume today after two days as the teachers called off their work abstention last night.

Primary, secondary schools: Teachers’ strike disrupts classes, year-end exams

Annual exams at many government secondary and primary schools were disrupted yesterday as teachers continued their strike despite official directives to complete the tests on schedule.

Teachers must not hurt students’ future

Secondary school teachers’ strike just before year-end exams alarming.

‘Sir, I am a teacher’: The paradox in the cry

The moment, when a teacher addressed a police constable as “Sir,” symbolised not only the pay disparity but also the erosion of teachers’ dignity.

MPO teachers’ protest enters 7th day, black flag procession blocks road

Rashed Khan, general secretary of Gono Odhikar Parishad, joined the demonstration in solidarity

Now govt college teachers go on strike

Government college teachers would abstain from classes today in protest against alleged assault on their colleagues by students at Dhaka College.

Pension wars and quota protests: The manufactured divide

Polarisation, rife with mutual fear and rage, is on the rise. Something dark and sinister is occurring.

Secondary school teachers announce one-hour work abstention on Saturday

Secondary school teachers under the banner of Bangladesh Secondary Assistant Teachers' Association will go for work abstention for an hour on Saturday (May 11) in protest of the government's decision to keep all schools open every Saturday

What good will nationalising all secondary schools do?

Teachers have been carrying out sit-ins in front of the National Press Club and being subjected to coercion by police to restrain them.

July 5, 2024
July 5, 2024

Pension wars and quota protests: The manufactured divide

Polarisation, rife with mutual fear and rage, is on the rise. Something dark and sinister is occurring.

May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024

Secondary school teachers announce one-hour work abstention on Saturday

Secondary school teachers under the banner of Bangladesh Secondary Assistant Teachers' Association will go for work abstention for an hour on Saturday (May 11) in protest of the government's decision to keep all schools open every Saturday

July 23, 2023
July 23, 2023

What good will nationalising all secondary schools do?

Teachers have been carrying out sit-ins in front of the National Press Club and being subjected to coercion by police to restrain them.

June 28, 2018
June 28, 2018

MPO for New Schools: Funds to be available from July 1

Here comes good news for teachers of non-MPO educational institutions after nine years.

January 8, 2016
January 8, 2016

Teachers stage sit-in, observe 2-hour strike

Public university teachers yesterday observed two-hour work abstention, demanding the removal of "discriminatory provisions" from the eighth national pay scale.