Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- A section of primary school assistant teachers is conducting a total work stoppage programme and have announced a boycott of annual exams starting on Monday.

Supporters of the "Primary Teacher Demand Implementation Council" conducted the protest action for a second day on Sunday.

A few days ago, they had staged protests pressing for three demands, including salary at the 10th Grade of the national pay scale. Later, they suspended the protest programme after receiving assurances of salaries in the 11th Grade.

Teachers at Chanpur Government Primary School in Mymensingh's Phulpur Upazila are on strike on Sunday, "Primary Teacher Demand Implementation Council" Convevor Md Abul Kashem, a teacher at the school, told bdnews2...