Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The education ministry has proposed increasing the house rent allowance for MPO-listed teachers and staff to Tk 2,000-3,000 following the rejection of the government's previous decision to raise the amount to Tk 1,500.

The proposal also includes raising the medical allowance to Tk 1,000 and increasing the festival bonus for staff to 75 percent of their basic salary.

On Sept 30, the Finance Division issued an order raising the rent allowance from Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,500. However, teachers rejected the move and announced a continuous sit-in protest outside the National Press Club from Oct 12, demanding that house rent be set at 20 percent of their basic salary.

The ministry's spokesperson Khalid Mahmud told bdnews24.com on ...