Primary teachers threaten to boycott PEC exam
Primary school teachers stage demonstration on the premises of Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on October 23, 2019. They threatened to boycott PEC exams if their demands are not met. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Demonstrating teachers of primary schools on Wednesday announced that they would boycott the Primary Education Completion (PEC) examination if their demands are not met.
Their demands include elimination of pay disparity as well as implementation of salaries in the 11th grade for the assistant teachers and 10th grade for headmasters.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Atikur Rahman, Chief Convener of the Bangladesh Primary Teachers Oikkya Parishad, made the announcement after police thwarted their assembly in front of the Central Shaheed Minar.
Teachers gathered on the road beside the Shaheed Minar as police prevented them from staging demonstration there.
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