Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Teachers from educational institutions not under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) programme, many of whom have not received their salaries for a long time, are conducting a "continuous sit-in" programme in front of the Jatiya Press Club to demand the inclusion of their institutions under the government scheme.

The second day of the sit-in programme, under the banner of the "Sammilito Non-MPO Educational Institutions Oikya Parishad", was held on Monday.

Protest leader Munimul Haque said, "During the holy month of Ramadan, we held a 17-day continuous sit-in programme at the Jatiya Press Club demanding MPO registration. At the time, the honourable education advisor and education secretary assured teachers of MPO registration du...