The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Association (FBUTA) said the scheduled meeting with Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today to discuss the teachers' ongoing work abstention has been cancelled

A pension scheme in which the employee and employer make equal contributions is welcome in this economy, but it has to apply to all, be they public university teachers, bureaucrats or other government employees, economists say.

For the third consecutive day, there was no academic activity, including classes and exams, at Dhaka University today as the teachers have been observing work abstention to further their demand of reinstating previous pension facilities in place of the Universal Pension Scheme

Teachers, officials and staffers of public universities abstained from work for the second straight day yesterday over pension benefits, dragging on the stalemate in the activities of the higher educational institutions.

Teachers went on an indefinite strike over pension benefits yesterday, paralysing public universities across the country.

Action taken to press home demand to reinstate previous pension facilities