Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- Teachers and employees of educational institutions under the government's monthly pay order (MPO) scheme are continuing their hunger strike and street demonstrations in Dhaka, demanding nationalisation of all private institutions and a 20 percent housing allowance on their basic salaries.

On Saturday, the demonstrators brought out a black flag procession from the Central Shaheed Minar, where they have been staging a sit-in for seven days, and occupied the street near the Kadam Fountain in front of the High Court.

The procession began around 12:15pm from the Shaheed Minar.

By 12:30pm, the teachers had gathered in front of the Kadam Fountain, where Rashed Khan, general secretary of the Gono Odhikar Parishad, joined them...