Academic activities hampered as govt college teachers continue strike

Academic activities at government colleges have been hampered as teachers belonging to the BCS general education cadre are continuing their work abstention for the second consecutive day today. 

BCS General Education Association began a two-day protest yesterday protesting a government move to provide teachers of newly nationalised non-government colleges the same status and benefits as theirs.

Examinations at seven colleges under Dhaka University and 300 colleges under National University were postponed yesterday and today due to the teachers’ work abstention, Prof IK Selim Ullah Khondaker, president of BCS General Education Association, told The Daily Star.

Meanwhile, teachers at different government colleges have gone to their workplace but not taken part in any academic and administrative activities, Bangla daily Prothom Alo reports.

Many students went to the college to attend classes as they were not informed about the protest, it added.

The officials of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board, the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, different education boards and Government Alia Madrasa, belonging to the BCS general education cadre, are also observing the work abstention.