Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Government primary school teachers warned on Saturday that tougher action programme would be taken if the government did not realise their demands.

They issued the warning at a grand rally organised by the assistant teachers of government primary schools at Central Shaheed Minar in the capital.

From the rally, they called upon the government to realise their three-point charter of demands including salary upgrade to the 11th grade.

The rally began at about 10:00am with participation of a large number of teachers from across the country.

The Assistant Teachers' Organisation Unity Council, an alliance of six separate organisations of primary school teachers, organised the event.

Representatives from various political ...