MPO teachers announce March to Jamuna from Shahbagh Thursday over nationalisation

After a three-hour blockade at Shahbagh, the protesters returned to Shaheed Minar to announce Thursday’s march towards Jamuna.

Teachers and staff of MPO-registered institutions have announced a march to the State Guest House Jamuna on Thursday if their demands for the nationalisation of all private schools are not fulfilled.

The announcement came at Central Shaheed Minar after a three-hour blockade at Shahbagh on Wednesday, warning that the government must implement their demands or face intensified nationwide agitation.

The protesters have set a 12pm Thursday deadline for the government to approve housing allowance at 20 percent of base salary, raise medical allowance for MPO-registered staff from Tk 500 to Tk 1,500, and increase festival allowance from 50 percent to 75 percent of base salary.

On Wednesday, the March to Jamuna was announced by Delwar Hossain Azizi, secretary of the MPO Education Nationalisation Alliance.

After blocking Shahbagh from noon to 3pm, the protesting teachers returned to Shaheed Minar and formally unveiled the plan at 5:15pm.

Azizi said, “If the government does not issue a notification to meet our three demands by Wednesday, we will no longer be confined to the three-point agenda.

“From Thursday morning, MPO-registered teachers and staff will mobilise at Shaheed Minar to demand the nationalisation of all government and private schools.”

Since Sunday, teachers and staff have been holding daily assemblies, rallies, marches, and blockades in the capital.