HC rule on retirement benefit to teachers, employees

The High Court has issued a rule upon the bodies concerned to explain as to why they should not be directed to give retirement benefits to the teachers and employees of the private educational institutions against 10 per cent deduction instead of 6 per cent from their salary to pension and welfare trust fund.

It also asked the authorities to explain as to why they should not be directed to pay the retirement financial benefits to the teachers and employees of the private educational institutions within one year or within a specific period.

Education Secretary, Director General of the Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Directorate, Member-Secretary of the Non-Government Educational Institution Teachers and Employees Retirement Benefit Board and other respondents have been asked to comply with the rule within four weeks.

The High Court bench of Justice Zafar Ahmed and Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman passed the order recently after hearing a writ petition filed in this regard by some of the teachers of the private educational institutions.

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