Non-MPO teachers continued their fast-unto-death for the second day in front of the National Press Club yesterday demanding inclusion of their educational institutions in the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) facilities.
If their institutions get the MPO, they would enjoy 100% basic salary from the exchequer.
Under the banner of Non-MPO Educational Institutions, the teachers said non-MPO teachers and employees had been living in miserable conditions for years. They got no salary from the government and the educational institutes were not capable to give a portion of their salary every month.
“We will continue fast-unto-death until our demands are met,” said Taposh Kumar Kundu, general secretary of Non-MPO Educational Institutions Teachers and Employees Federation.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, on October 29, said the MPO could only be awarded to them after increasing of educational budget.
There are more than 8,000 educational institutions, including schools, colleges, madrassas and technical institutions, which are waiting for MPO.
