Physicians demonstrating in Chittagong for the withdrawal of cases filed against their colleagues now demand that a panel comprising

Public university teachers will return to classes today as they have decided to suspend their work stoppage observed for seven days over “pay disparity” in the new pay scale.

A day after the Prime Minister's assurances to take steps to resolve the issue of pay disparity, agitating teachers declare to postpone their nine day long strike and resume classes at all 37 public universities from tomorrow.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will sit today with a delegation of public university teachers agitating over "pay disparities" in the eighth national pay scale to discuss the ongoing stalemate at the universities.

Demanding a separate pay scale for the physicians, doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital go on strike – causing sufferings to the patients.

Public university teachers who are agitating against “pay disparity” say they want to talk with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to press home their demand.

Over the past few days, The Daily Star published a series of reports on ordeals of the victims of mindless violence in the name of politics between January 5 and April 5 last year. Lives perished, people were crippled, families torn apart and dreams shattered in the 91 days of brutality that shook the nation to its core. In the last part of the series, we today will tell you the story of a victim who is living a life no one wants.

Agitating public university teachers have vowed to continue their movement, but said they would also hold talks with the government simultaneously to realise their demands.

For 91 days from January 5 to April 5 last year, there was hardly a single day when innocent people were not burnt to death or injured in arson attacks on public transports.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday criticised public university teachers for going on an indefinite work stoppage and asked them not to wage a movement at the expense of students' education. "Dignity cannot be achieved through halting classes and examinations of students. Such a move does not go with teachers," she said. "Students will not accept it if you continue protests against the new pay scale, boycotting classes ... You have to keep education at public universities operational," she said.

The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Association (FBUTA) will begin indefinite work abstention at all public universities

The teachers of public universities across the country have threatened to go for a campus strike if their demands regarding the "discrimination" in the 8th national pay scale are not met by December 31.

Transport strike in Rajshahi called off as Rajshahi District Motor Workers’ Union gets assurance from local authorities to stop illegal vehicles from plying highways.

Sikhs in the northern Indian state of Punjab stage protests, enforced strikes and blocked roads in several towns and cities in the past week.

Public university teachers observed their nationwide strike to press for a four-point charter that includes the demand for a separate pay scale.

Public university teachers call a strike for September 8 across all state-run universities demanding revision of the proposed 8th national pay scale and a separate one for them.

Transport Workers Union calls for indefinite strike on Dhaka-Sylhet highway from tomorrow.

Indefinite transport strike enforced through Rajshahi protesting a government decision to allow state-run buses to ply the district’s local routes.