2024-07-14 04:29:39
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader sat in a meeting with the protesting teacher leaders demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme.
The meeting started at the political office of the Awami League president in Dhanmondi of the capital on Saturday (July 13).
Among the leaders of Awami League, besides Obaidul Quader, the party’s joint general secretary Mahbub ul Alam Hanif, AFM Bahauddin Nashim, organizing secretary Mirza Azam, state minister for education Samsunnahar Champa are present.
A delegation of at least 10 members including General Secretary of Dhaka University Teachers Association Prof. Zeenat Huda, Joint General Secretary Prof. Abdur Rahim is present in the meeting at Awami League office under the leadership of Secretary General of University Teachers Federation Nizamul Haque Bhuiya.
The Awami League has informed that the details will be presented at the press conference after the meeting.
Earlier, on July 4, a meeting of teachers’ leaders was scheduled to be held with Obaidul Quader. But finally the meeting was postponed.
About the postponement of the meeting, the Secretary General of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers’ Association Professor Nizamul Haque Bhuiyan said, ‘We were supposed to have a meeting with Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury. But the meeting was postponed due to Obaidul Quader’s engagement in state work. But soon Obaidul Quader will sit with us. The total strike will continue until the demands are met.’
Incidentally, the Bangladesh University Teachers’ Association Federation held a press conference on May 20 to demand the withdrawal of the ‘discriminatory notification’ related to the universal pension scheme and the continuation of the previous pension scheme. In continuation of this, on May 26 at 11:30 a.m., teachers formed a human chain in 35 public universities across the country, including Dhaka University. After this, a half-day strike was observed across the country for two hours on May 28 and three days on June 25-27. Later, a complete strike was observed on June 30 and the total strike started from July 1.