Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Police have blocked a march toward the Secretariat by teachers demanding the inclusion of all government-recognised non-Monthly Pay Order educational institutions under the MPO system.

Police obstructed the march in the Jatiya Press Club area on Monday afternoon. The teachers had been staging a sit-in in front of the press club for the second consecutive day before they decided to march toward the Secretariat.

Police and teachers are now facing off at the scene.

Under the banner of the Non-MPO Educational Institutions Unity Council, the teachers are demanding their place in the government-run scheme.

Protest leader Munimul Haque told bdnews24.com around 2:15pm, "We will stay here for now. Police are requesting us to r...