Teachers of independent Ebtedayee madrasas -- primary-level educational institutions under the madrasa board -- have warned of tougher movements unless they receive assurances by 2:00pm today regarding the nationalisation of all registered institutions. 

Police charged batons and used water cannons to disperse teachers of independent Ebtedayee madrasas -- primary-level educational institutions under the madrasa board -- at Shahbagh yesterday.

Rather than engaging in dialogue or addressing public concerns, the government often resorts to heavy-handed tactics to quell dissent, as seen in the treatment of these teachers