Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Assistant teachers from government primary schools have launched a continuous sit-in in Dhaka, demanding salaries under the 10th pay grade, along with two other demands.

The programme began on Saturday morning at the Central Shaheed Minar, where teachers from across the country converged to press for their demands, reports bdnews24.com.

The protest action is being organised under the banner of the "Primary Teachers' Demand Implementation Council", a coalition of four teacher organisations.

Their two other demands are resolving the complications over higher-grade promotions after 10 and 16 years of service, and ensuring 100 per cent departmental promotions.

Khairun Nahar Lipi, general secretary of the Bangladesh Primar...