Public university teachers across the country will abstain from performing academic and administrative duties for the whole day today to realise their demand of the withdrawal of the Prottoy Scheme under the Universal Pension Scheme, branding it illogical and discriminatory.
They observed half-day work stoppage from June 25 to 27.
Examinations, however, were exempted from the purview of the protests.
The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association announced that if the government does not withdraw the Prottoy Scheme by June 30, teachers of the public universities will not take classes, hold examinations and attend offices from July 1 for an indefinite period.
Officers and employees of Dhaka University also announced full-day work stoppage for June 30 to realise their demand to scrap the Universal Pension Scheme.
The Finance Ministry, in a notification on March 13, announced that all officers and employees joining autonomous, self-governing, nationalised, statutory or similar organisations and their subordinate institutions on or after July 1, 2024, would be included in Prottoy Scheme under the Universal Pension Scheme.
Since the announcement by the Finance Ministry, teachers, officers and employees of public universities held protest demonstrations on campuses across the country.
Teachers said that the proposed Prottoy Scheme will curtail many existing benefits of teachers and discourage meritorious students to join the teaching profession.
They also demanded placing teachers in super grade and introduction of a separate salary structure for teachers.
