Maulana Delawar Hossain Azizee, president of the Bangladesh Madrasah Teachers and Employees Forum (BAMASHIKFO), has warned that a series of continuous protest programmes will be announced unless six-point demands, including unconditional nationalisation of all MPO-listed educational institutions, salaries and allowances under the ninth pay scale, one-time payment of retirement and welfare benefits, and the swift issuance of transfer orders, are implemented.

He made the remarks while speaking to journalists during a visit to Charfasson in Bhola on Saturday afternoon (October 10).

Azizee said, “All MPO-listed teachers and employees must be brought under nationalisation unconditionally through a single announcement. No conditions can be imposed, and no discrimination will be accepted.”

He said more than 600,000 MPO-listed teachers and employees were working tirelessly to improve the country’s education system and shape future generations. However, they receive limited financial benefits in many respects compared with government employees. He called on the government to take effective measures to eliminate these disparities and ensure their rightful entitlements.

He further demanded that MPO-listed teachers and employees receive house rent, medical allowances, festival bonuses, education allowances and other financial benefits on a par with government employees. Their salaries and other benefits should be determined in accordance with the ninth pay scale, while disparities in medical allowances must also be addressed, he said.

Azizee also called for the nationalisation of independent Ebtedayi madrasahs, the introduction of stipends and midday meals for Ebtedayi students, one-time payment of retirement and welfare benefits, and the swift completion of the teacher transfer process.

He said the government must announce by October 31 how retirement benefits would be paid in a lump sum. If there is no visible progress on teachers’ legitimate demands, including the issuance of transfer orders, continuous protest programmes will be announced.

Central leaders of the Bangladesh Madrasah Teachers and Employees Forum, Principal Maulana Mohammad Nurul Amin of Charfasson Karamatia Kamil Madrasah, and teachers and employees from various local madrasahs were present at the time.