Pension Scheme: Public University Teachers’ Strike Enters Day 2

The indefinite strike of teachers and employees of public universities is underway across the country for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, demanding their exclusion from the “discriminatory” pension scheme. The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association called for a boycott of classes, examinations, and administrative work a day before the start of the implementation of Prattay, a new pension scheme introduced by the National Pension Authority.

The federation announced the program to press home their demand from a press conference at the main gate of the Arts Faculty of Dhaka University.

Besides, the Dhaka University Teachers Association (Duta) also issued a notice addressing the teachers of the university on Sunday.

Classes and exams including regular, evening programs, professional programs, online classes and offline classes and the administrative activities have been suspended at all public universities including Dhaka University, Chittagong University, Rajshahi University, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Jagannath University, Jahangirnagar University and Khulna University.

Chairman offices, hall provost offices, research centres, institutes, central library, dean offices, computer labs and seminars also remain shut.

Dhaka University officers-employees, under the banner Officers-employees Oikya Parishad, called strike and protest program demanding cancellation of “discriminatory” notification related to Universal Pension (Prattoy Scheme).

Officers and employees of other public universities also went on strike.

The Universal Pension Scheme started its journey on August 17, 2023 with four schemes: Prabashi, Pragati, Suraksha, and Equality.

Later, a new scheme, the Pratyay scheme, was introduced for the officers and employees of all autonomous and state-owned organisations._UNB