Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- At least 125 government primary school teachers have been injured and received treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital following a police crackdown on protesters demanding 10th-grade pay.

Several of the injured remain hospitalised, said Muhib Ullah, a teacher leading the protests, on Saturday.

"Our teachers have suffered injuries numbering over a hundred, with several in critical condition. We are compiling a list of the injured," he said.

The protest began with sit-ins at Shaheed Minar on Saturday morning. Around 3:30pm, the teachers marched toward Shahbagh to conduct a pre-announced "pen surrender" campaign. By 4pm, police blocked them near Shahbagh Police Station.

Police used stun grenades, water cannons, baton...