MPO-enlisted teachers and employees continue their demonstrations at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka for 9th day on Monday to press home their 3-point demands. -AgencyTeachers and employees under the government's monthly pay order (MPO) scheme who are protesting for increased allowances including house rent, will stage a protest march in Dhaka's Shahbagh on Tuesday "with black cloth tied over their faces". Four protesters on the hunger strike at Shaheed Minar had fallen ill and received treatment from Dhaka Medical College Hospital by the afternoon, reports bdnews24.com. The government had increased the house rent allowance by Tk 500 on Sept 30, but the announcement on Oct 5 was rejected by teachers. Subsequent proposals sent to the finance ministry on Oct 6 suggested raising the house rent allowance to Tk 2,000-3,000.
