{"id":5573,"date":"2025-10-21T07:33:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedhakajournal.com\/?p=5573"},"modified":"2025-10-21T07:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:33:57","slug":"mpo-teachers-delegation-meets-education-ministry-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedhakajournal.com\/?p=5573","title":{"rendered":"MPO teachers&#8217; delegation meets education ministry officials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Teachers of MPO-listed educational institutions, who have been demonstrating in Dhaka for several days, met officials of the education ministry at the Secretariat this morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A 15-member teachers&#8217; delegation is participating in the meeting, where representatives from other ministries and departments are also present,&#8221; said Delwar Hossain Azizi, member secretary of the Alliance for Nationalisation of MPO Institutions, which is leading the protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are hopeful that the ongoing crisis will be resolved through today&#8217;s discussion,&#8221; he told The Daily Star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, at least five teachers observing a hunger strike fell sick today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several thousand teachers have been demonstrating to press home demands, including increasing the house rent allowance to 20 percent of their basic salary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 12, MPO-listed teachers from across the country gathered in front of the Jatiya Press Club to press for their demands. 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