Primary teachers threaten to boycott PEC exam

Demonstrating teachers of primary schools on Wednesday announced that they would boycott the Primary Education Completion (PEC) examination if their demands are not met.

Their demands include elimination of pay disparity as well as implementation of salaries in the 11th grade for the assistant teachers and 10th grade for headmasters.

Mohammad Samsuddin Masud, Convener of the Bangladesh Primary Teachers Oikkya Parishad, said told this to risingbd.

Teachers gathered on the road beside the Shaheed Minar as police prevented them from staging demonstration there.

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