Community pry teachers begin fast-unto-death today

Wearing shroud, members of a faction of Bangladesh Community Primary Teachers Association stage a hunger strike at Muktangan in the city yesterday to press their five-point demand, including nationalisation of jobs. PHOTO: STAR

The leaders of Bangladesh Community Primary Teachers' Association at an emergency meeting yesterday urged the community primary teachers to make today's rally, demonstration in front of the prime minister's office and fast-unto-death programme a success.

Habibul Ahsan Bablu presided over the meeting.

The leaders at the meeting said they will continue their movement against wage discriminations of primary teachers in the country.

They said the community schoolteachers will also force the government to meet their demands.

The community schoolteachers began an indefinite strike on June 15 to press their demands.

Meanwhile, another faction of the community primary schoolteachers stage a hunger strike at Muktangan in the city yesterday to realise their five-point demand.