SAU teachers observe half-day work abstention protesting govt’s pension notification

SAU teachers observe half-day work abstention protesting govt’s pension notification

Sylhet, June 26 - Teachers of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) observed a half-day work abstention on Wednesday demanding the withdrawal of the notification issued by Ministry of Finance on the universal pension scheme.

Besides, they formed a human chain in front of the Bangabandhu Mural under the initiative of the University Teachers Association.

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shafi Ullah Bhuiyan, president of the University Teachers Association, led the human chain program. 

However, the ongoing exams of the university were outside the purview of the strike.

Teachers will also observe half-day work assentation on Thursday.

Additionally, they will go on indefinite strike from July 1 after observing a full-day work abstention on June 30, said the speakers at the human chain program.

“During the strike, no hall provost, departmental chairman, or even teachers in administrative charge will perform any duties. And, it will happen not only in Sylhet Agricultural University but all universities in Bangladesh,” they warned.

They will continue the protest until the pension scheme is scrapped, they said.-UNB