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Nagorik Committee endorses pry teachers’ demand for timescale

Jatiya Nagorik Committee on Wednesday demanded cancellation of a circular cancelling the timescale facility for 48,720 primary schools teachers...

DUTA office attackers remain unidentified

The authorities of Dhaka University are still in the dark about those who vandalised the office of the Dhaka University Teachers’ Association at the Dhaka University club on Friday evening...

Govt should pay teachers well to up quality of education

TEACHERS need to be paid well — well enough so that they can devote their time and energy to teaching without having to worry about the sustenance of the family. This is where the quality of education has suffered, with teachers continuing to go underpaid. Whilst the average salary of schoolteachers at the primary level, which lays the foundation...

Abu Sayeed passes NTRCA written test

Md Abu Sayeed, who was shot dead by police during the anti-discrimination student movement on July 16, has passed the written test of the 18th Non-Government Teachers’ Registration and Certification Authority...

Govt should mind all issues to make teaching appealing

THE concern of the officials of the Non-Government Teachers’ Registration and Certification Authority that it has failed to recommend aspirants for about 77,000 vacant positions in secondary and tertiary education institutions is worrying. The agency — which issues certificates after holding examinations to recommend...

SEU celebrates World Teachers’ Day

In celebration of World Teachers’ Day 2024, Southeast University organised a discussion event on its campus on Monday.

RUB observes World Teachers’ Day

Rabindra University, Bangladesh observed the World Teachers Day at Shahzadpur in Sirajganj on Saturday.

Elimination of discrimination against teachers urged

World Teachers’ Day was observed in Bangladesh on Saturday as elsewhere across the world.

Teachers demand politics-free educational institutions

Speakers under the banner of non-government college teachers and principal’s alliances on Friday demanded to keep the educational institutions free from political influence, aiming to...

Govt urged to clear stance on intolerant, hateful incidents

The University Teachers’ Network on Saturday urged the chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, to clear the government’s stance on the countrywide intolerant, hatred and hateful behaviours against some targeted communities and people...

Justice for violence demanded

The University Teachers’ Network on Saturday held a protest rally demanding justice for those who were victims of violence, attacks, and murders on campuses and in the hills...

DU teachers submit proposals on higher edn reform

The teachers of Dhaka University on Sunday submitted a 15-point charter of proposals to the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh for reformation of higher education...

Mechanism to record complaints against AL regime must

THE main grievance of student protesters against the Awami League that led to its downfall was direct and indirect recruitment and appointment in ranking positions in public services and educational institutions on partisan considerations, which became the norm. In majority of cases, especially in public universities, vice-chancellors and others in...

University Teachers’ Network urges all not to harass anyone

The University Teachers’ Network in a statement on Friday urged all not to harass any teachers or other staff in the educational institutions in the country.

University Teachers’ Network urges all not to harass anyone

The University Teachers’ Network in a statement on Friday urged all not to harass any teachers or other staff in the educational institutions across Bangladesh....

Univ Teachers’ Network for six immediate actions

The University Teachers’ Network has proposed six immediate actions and thirteen long-term steps to the newly formed interim government led by Professor Mohammad Yunus...

New authority abolishing NTRC proposed

The government has taken initiative to repeal the Non-Government Teachers Registration and Certification Authority Act 2005 for forming a new authority to appoint eligible teachers to non-government educational institutions...

Teachers say edn minister agrees to exclude public univs

Education Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury on Monday agreed with the protesting teachers on excluding the public university teachers, officers and employees from the new universal pension scheme Prattay, said protesting teachers’ leaders...

University Teachers Network calls for end to ‘student harassment’

Teachers from various universities across Bangladesh, united under the banner of ‘Anti-Repression Teachers Rally,’ have called for an immediate end to the harassment of students as well as ‘mass arrests.’

Public univ teachers vow to continue strike

The teachers of public universities announced on Thursday that a resolution to their demand for the cancellation of the new universal pension scheme Prattay was...

Govt defers inclusion of public bodies to pension scheme by 1 year

The National Pension Authority on Sunday decided to defer inclusion of newly recruits of the state-owned autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies by one year amid work abstention by the university teachers...

Public univ teachers determined to continue shutdown

Public university teachers across the country decided on Sunday to continue their indefinite work abstention programme until all their demands, particularly the demand for cancellation of the new universal pension scheme Prattay, were met...

Obaidul Quader urges teachers’ leaders to withdraw strike

The road transport and bridges minister and general secretary of the ruling Awami League, Obaidul Quader, on Saturday said that he had urged the public university teachers’ leaders to withdraw their strike....

Public univ teachers in Bangladesh mull new programme as strike on

The teachers of public universities are planning for new programmes to press for their demand for cancellation of the new universal pension scheme made mandatory for new recruits...

Discriminatory pension scheme

TEACHERS from 35 public and autonomous universities have initiated protests with three main demands: (a) withdrawal of the Pratyay pension scheme notification...

Univ teachers reject pension authority clarification

The National Pension Authority on Tuesday clarified few issues of its newly introduced Prattay instrument in the wake of countrywide indefinite work abstention by...

Govt shouldn’t force any pension scheme

THIS is unacceptable that the authorities did not resolve the crisis centred on the dissatisfaction of employees of state-owned autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies regarding the mandatory new pension instrument under the Universal Pension Scheme in three months. Since the gazette notification published...

Public university teachers go on indefinite strike

Teachers under MPO for withdrawal of leader’s suspension

School teachers under the Monthly Pay Order system on Saturday demanded the withdrawal of the permanent suspension order against one of their leaders on graft charges.....