Primary teachers' movement ends

Assistant teachers from government primary schools, who have been continuing their sit-in at Dhaka's Central Shaheed Minar for three consecutive days and a nationwide work stoppage for two days, have announced the withdrawal of their movement after being assured of the 11th-grade pay scale, reports bdnews24.com.

Khairun Nahar Lipi, the convener of the "Primary Teachers' Demands Implementation Council" and general secretary of the Bangladesh Primary Teachers' Association (Shahin-Lipi faction), announced the decision.