, March 5 -- Former Education Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Wednesday said festival allowance, entertainment allowance, house rent and other perks will be increased for the MPO listed teachers.

"I assured everyone that we will try to meet the demands as much as we can in the upcoming budget after holding a meeting with the Finance Ministry, but 15/20 years of deprivation cannot be met with a one or two year budget. It's very hard to explain," he said.

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Wahiduddin came up with the information while speaking at a programme on the occasion of the joining of the newly appointed Education Adviser CR Abrar, held at the conference room of the Education Ministry.

"We will be a...