Bangladesh: SUST, SAU teachers rally for separate pay scale

Dhaka, July 7, 2014 (New Age): Teachers of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and Sylhet Agricultural University on Sunday formed separate human chains, demanding a separate pay-scale and extending service age to 67 years for the public university teachers. SUST Teachers’ Association arranged the human chain at around 11:00am in front of the university central library, extending support to the Bangladesh University Teacher Association Federation, which is pressing for a separate pay scale and extended service age for public university teachers. At the human chain, representatives of teachers expressed concern that no step was taken to meet their demands despite repeated call made by the teachers’ associations over the last 10 years. They said they would observe sit-in in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka to press for the demands, if necessary. SUST immediate-past treasurer Elias Uddin Biswas, proctor Himadri Sekhar Roy, teachers’ association general secretary Faruk Uddin, Anwarul Islam, Niloy Chandra Sarker, Md Shah Noor and Himadri Chakrabarti, among others, addressed the programme. Teachers of the Sylhet Agricultural University also formed a human chain on the campus at the same time on the same demand, the campus sources said. SAU Teachers’ Association president Abdul Basit spoke at the programme.