Mohammad Masud Majumdar:
Bangladesh private Honors-Masters Teachers’ Federation held a human chain in Comilla to protest the police attack on teachers in Dhaka and to demand that 3,500 Honors-Masters teachers who were appointed as per the rules of colleges affiliated to the National University should be included in the MPO. As part of the central program on Wednesday (October 23) at noon in front of the Comilla Press Club, they handed over a memorandum to the Chief Advisor through the Deputy Commissioner. Teachers from various colleges of the district participated in the program with banners, festoons and play-cards containing various demands. Under the chairmanship of Noore Alam Khandkar and moderated by Mir Md Sohail, the adviser of the organization Umme Salma, former president Md Rashedul Haque Khan, general secretary Md Nahidul Islam, Farhad Hossain Bhuia, Didarul Alam, Mosammat Shayla Sultana, Md Mizanur Rahman, Md Mamunur Rashid, spoke. Yasmin Ferdowsi, Md. Hannan Mia, Syed Kaizerul Islam Muhit. At this time, the speaker said that the inter and degree teachers of the same college are getting government salary after being appointed in the same process. Moreover, the teachers of Honors-Masters colleges in the newly nationalized colleges have also got non-cadre status. Tertiary teachers and Kamil (Masters) grade level teachers in private madrasas are also being included in the MPO even though they are not in the manpower structure at the degree level. But we are being treated like insurance. Although we performed regular duties for years, we were not given any state facilities. Not meeting our fair demands would be gross discrimination. They called upon the Principal Adviser, Education Adviser and National University authorities to take immediate action in this regard. Otherwise, he warned of severe agitation.
