In Amtali, Nyaya Barguna of the whole country – Bringing changes in the education system of new Bangladesh, improving the quality of life of primary school assistant teachers, now the demand of primary school assistant teachers to raise their fair rights salary structure to 10th grade. Organized
Yesterday, Saturday morning, Amtali upazila’s primary school principals and assistant teachers participated in the standard-setting ceremony in front of the upazila parishad.
Convener of Amtali Upazila Coordination Committee in hour-long human chain. Sahidul Islam Jhantu presided. Senior Vice President of Bangladesh Primary Teachers Association AKM Zillur Rahman was present as the chief guest in the human chain. Bangladesh Primary Teachers Association Joint General Secretary Md Akhtaruzzaman Zakir Khan, Amtali Upazila Primary Teachers Association President Md Rabiul Alam were special guests. Member Secretary of Amtali Upazila Grade Coordination Committee. Md. Zakir Hossain Khan, Headmaster of Amtali Bandar Model Government Primary School, Md. Anwarul Kabir, Headmaster of Chunakhali Board Government Primary School, Md. Lokman Hakim, General Secretary of Bangladesh Primary Teachers Welfare Association Amtali Upazila, teachers Khadija Begum, Rezaul Karim Reza, Md. Mamunur Rashid, Abdullah Al Mamun, Saima Akhtar, Dipankar Kanti, Khalilur Rahman, Nargis Parveen, Masum Billah Rubel, Md. Tehsil Akon, Sonia Akhtar, Maqsuda Shilpi, Ferdous Alam Russell. Several hundred teachers of the upazila participated in the human chain.
In response to the question of the justification of the demands of the teachers, they said that promotion of primary school assistant teachers to 10th grade is the need of the hour. A government driver with 8th class gets 12th grade salary whereas a primary teacher with graduation gets 13th grade salary! The agitating teachers want an end to such discrimination. They demanded immediate promotion to the 10th grade to the administration and the chief advisor of the current government.
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