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The Teachers-Employees Job Nationalisation Alliance and the Retired Teachers and Employees Coordination Forum on Wednesday announced a fresh series of programmes to press for their 10-point demand, including the nationalisation of jobs for MPO-enlisted non-government teachers and employees and their inclusion in the 9th National Pay Scale.
The announcement came at a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka.
Leaders of the organisations said they would launch a stronger movement if their demands were not met by August 31.
The planned programmes include divisional rallies in September and October, followed by the formation of a Struggle Committee to intensify the movement.
Their demands include payment of salaries and other benefits to MPO-enlisted teachers and employees in accordance with existing rules, nationalisation of their jobs to end discrimination, a faster transfer system, 100 percent festival allowances and government-standard house rent, and replacement of the Non-Government Teachers’ Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) with PSC-2 for teacher recruitment.
The organisations also demanded that all recognised educational institutions be brought under the MPO scheme, the retirement age be raised to 65, and night guards be granted leave under existing rules. They also called for the appointment of a second night guard at educational institutions where necessary.
Jasim Uddin Ahmed, chief adviser to the Retired Teachers and Employees Coordination Forum, alleged that the Education Ministry and the Welfare and Retirement Benefits Board planned to provide one-time payments of Tk 2.5 lakh and Tk 5 lakh, respectively, to each of 44,000 applicants on August 15, in violation of existing rules.
According to him, retired teachers and employees were previously entitled to receive benefits equivalent to 25 months of their last salary from the Welfare Trust and 75 months from the Retirement Benefits Board.
He warned that any future move to return only the money deposited by retired teachers and employees could undermine their confidence in the government.
Jashim also said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman had allocated 2 percent of GDP for the education sector in the 2026–27 fiscal year, with a commitment to raise the allocation to 5 percent over the next four years. He added that Tk 200 crore had been allocated for welfare and retirement benefits.
“These measures had helped build confidence among the teaching community in the government. But the Education Ministry was trying to create misunderstanding through subtle tactics so that teachers and employees could be deprived of their legitimate rights,” Jashim said.
