Teachers of the country’s 37 public universities have threatened to observe indefinite work stoppage from November 1 if their demand for a separate pay scale is not met.
The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers’ Associations (FBUTA) came up with the announcement after holding a negotiation meeting with Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid at his office yesterday.
FBUTA Secretary ASM Maksud Kamal told the reporters: “We have set October 31 as the deadline for meeting our logical demands. If our demands are not met within the period, we will go for nonstop work abstention from November 1.”
When asked about the teachers demand, the education minister said: “I will place the demand in the cabinet committee meeting.”
However, the education minister said: “The government has reformed the cabinet committee on pay to deal with the salary discrimination issue.”
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhit, who is now abroad, heads the committee.
“Upon his return, the matter would be discussed,” he added. The finance minister will back from Peru on October 16.
Earlier, university teachers opposed the cabinet committee headed by Abul Maal Abdul Muhit. The seven-member committee was formed to look into the salary discrimination in the pay scale.
Maksud Kamal said they had sent letters containing their demands to six other ministers who are the members of the cabinet committee.
