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Students suffer as teachers on indefinite strike

Star National Desk
Teachers and employees of non-government schools, colleges and madrasas in Pabna, Pirojpur and Brahmanbaria districts continued their strike for the sixth day yesterday, demanding nationalisation of their jobs.
Non-government Teachers and Employees' Association and Bangladesh Shikkha and Karigori Shikhhak Committee jointly went on the indefinite strike across the country on January 10 to realise the demand.
They are also demanding enhancement of house rent, medical allowance and festival bonus.
Our Pabna correspondent reported that academic activities at nongovernment schools, colleges and madrasas in the district have remained suspended since January 10 due to the strike, plunging the students and guardians into uncertainty.
Moulana Lutfor Rahman, father of a class six student of Mohila Madrasa in the town, yesterday expressed deep concern as teachers' strike is hampering his daughter's education at the beginning of the newacademicyear.
“Teachers of nongovernment institutions get Tk 100 as house rent and Tk 150 as medical allowance
with their basic salary which are quite insufficient to lead a normal life”, said Hasina Akter Rosy, headmaster of Salim Nazir High School in the town and organising secretary of Shikhhak Karmachari Oikya Jote central committee.
In Pirojpur, guardians and student are concerned at the ongoing strike of the teachers, reports our correspondent.
It will be difficult for the students, particularly the JSC and SSC examinees, to complete their courses timely if the classes remain suspended for an indefinite period, they said.
Prof Alamgir Hossain, a
leader of the association's Pirojpur unit, said they would take extra classes to cover the losses of the students if the demands were met.
Our Brahmanbaria correspondent adds: Over 2000 teachers of different nongovernment institutions in the district yesterday demonstrated in the town, demanding nationalisation of their jobs.
They took out a procession from Brahmanbaria High School ground in the morning and paraded the main streets of the district headquarters.
Later, they held a rally in front of the local press club with Md Abul Kashem, headmaster of Brahmanbaria High School, in the chair.
At the rally, the teachers threatened to go for a tougher programme if their demands were not met immediately.