Dhaka, April 26 -- Assistant teachers of government primary schools have announced another work stoppage.

The programme will demand that their salary scale be fixed at Grade 11 by considering the assistant teacher position as an entry level post, the removal of complications for transition to higher grades after completing 10 and 16 years of service, and faster promotions, including the promotion of assistant teachers to fill 100 per cent of head teacher positions, bdnews24.com reports.

The protest is being conducted by the Primary Assistant Teachers Organization Oikya Parishad, a platform of primary assistant teachers.

Md Anisur Rahman, president of the Bangladesh Primary Assistant Teachers Society, told bdnews24.com on Saturday: "The...