Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Government primary school teachers have announced work stoppage from Sunday after a police crackdown on protesters demanding 10th-grade pay.

Mohammad Abul Kashem, president of the Bangladesh Primary Teachers' Association (Kashem-Shahin), announced a continuous sit-in and work stoppage at the Central Shaheed Minar on Saturday evening.

Calling on all primary school teachers nationwide to "express solidarity", he said the demonstrations will continue until their demands are met and those who have been arrested are released.

The announcement follows Saturday afternoon's police action against a march of assistant teachers demanding 10th-grade pay and two other demands.

Police deployed stun grenades and water cannons, preve...