, Nov. 9 -- Leaders of primary school teachers have called off their work abstention following assurances from the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education that their demands will be communicated to the Finance Ministry and resolved as soon as possible.

The decision was announced by the ministry on Sunday (Nov 9).

A meeting was held between senior officials of the ministry and leaders of the Primary Teachers' Demand Implementation Council and the Primary Assistant Teachers' Unity Council, where the teachers' demands were discussed in detail.

Abu Taher Md Masud Rana, Secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education chaired the meeting.

The key demands of the teachers include: upgrading the pay scale of assistant teachers from grad...