Dhaka, May 4 -- Teachers from technical, agricultural diploma and BM (vocational) institutions across the country on Sunday announced a 15-point demand to the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) and warned of a hunger strike if their demands are not met.

They gathered in front of the DTE office in Agargaon and staged a protest against long standing negligence, discrimination and harassment.

They claimed that the DTE Director General Shoaib Ahmad Khan gave them verbal assurances regarding the resolution of their issues but warned that they would go on hunger strikes if the demands are not met within the stipulated time.

Elimination of existing disparities in MPO enlistment, inclusion of all trades under MPO coverage, provision for ...