The protesters took up positions at Dhaka’s Central Shaheed Minar on Monday morning and started a rally. The teachers and employees will not leave Shaheed Minar until their demands are met, and classes will not start." However, the teachers and employees have refused to budge from their demand of a 20 percent housing allowance. Along with their basic salary, they currently receive Tk 500 per month as a medical allowance. Earlier, MPO-listed teachers received two annual festival allowances each at 25 percent of basic salary.
