Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Teachers and staff of MPO-registered institutions have announced a march to the State Guest House Jamuna on Thursday if their demands for the nationalisation of all private schools are not fulfilled.

The announcement came at Central Shaheed Minar after a three-hour blockade at Shahbagh on Wednesday, warning that the government must implement their demands or face intensified nationwide agitation.

The protesters have set a 12pm Thursday deadline for the government to approve housing allowance at 20 percent of base salary, raise medical allowance for MPO-registered staff from Tk 500 to Tk 1,500, and increase festival allowance from 50 percent to 75 percent of base salary.

On Wednesday, the March to Jamuna was announced ...