Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Non-government teachers and employees of secondary and higher secondary institutions under the MPO scheme are observing their ninth consecutive day of sit-in at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka to press their three-point demand.
The MPO-listed teachers on Monday began a hunger strike since morning and by midday, at least four teachers had fallen ill.
Foyez Ahmed, coordinator of the teachers' movement, said they started the hunger strike in the morning, and several teachers had already become unwell due to the intense heat.
Mohammad Ali Mondal, a teacher at Akbar Ali Abdul Hai School in Gaibandha, lost consciousness and was taken to Dhaka University Medical Centre around noon. In addition, Delowar Hossain Azizi, the me...