Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nawfel on Monday held a meeting with a delegation of public university teachers to discuss the 'Prottoy' pension scheme.
The meeting began at 4:30 pm in the conference room of the Ministry of Education.
The meeting was also attended by Prime Minister's adviser on education and culture Kamal Abdul Nasser Chowdhury, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education Ministry and former Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid and officials of the ministry.
Teachers from 39 public universities, under the banner of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association, went on strike from July 1, halting classes and exams to demand the cancellation of the 'Prottoy' pension scheme.
At the outset of the meeting, responding to journalists' questions, the education minister said, "We are going to have a meeting with the teachers. This is the beginning of the discussion. It is not possible to say what the decision will be. We cannot decide here alone, as the Ministry of Finance and several other authorities are involved. Decisions will be taken after discussions."
In response to another question, the minister said that the atmosphere to open the educational institutions has not yet been created. Once the situation is created, the government will take steps to reopen educational institutions.
