Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- The MPO-listed teachers and staff have continued their protest at the Central Shaheed Minar for the seventh consecutive day, pressing a three-point demand.

Today, they also held a demonstration wearing black badges as a mark of protest. The protesters have been observing a hunger strike at the monument since 2pm on Friday. Their demands include a 20 percent house rent allowance based on their basic salary, a medical allowance of Tk 1,500 for both teachers and staff, and an increase in the festival allowance for employees to 75 percent.

Shanto Islam, joint member secretary of the MPO Education Nationalization Aspiration Alliance, said that 84 teachers joined the hunger strike starting at 2 p.m. on Friday. "The number ha...