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Demanding the withdrawal of the new universal pension scheme 'Prottoy', the Dhaka University Teachers Association has announced the suspension of classes and examinations of all departments of the university for an indefinite period.
According to a press statement on Sunday (30 June) issued by the association, the strike will be observed until the demands for the withdrawal of the inclusion of university teachers from discriminatory certification schemes, the introduction of individual pay scales for teachers, and the inclusion of university teachers in the promised super grade are fulfilled.
Teachers across the country have been calling for the withdrawal of the Prottoy scheme for newly recruited university employees terming it 'discriminatory' in recent days.
They said it would create discrimination among the university teachers.
The Ministry of Finance introduced "Prottoy" on March 20, under its Universal Pension Scheme (UPS) for autonomous, state-owned, statutory, and their subordinate bodies. Employees of these institutions, who will join on 1 July 2024 or onwards, have to enrol in the new scheme.
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