Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- The Ministry of Education has proposed doubling the house rent and medical allowances for teachers under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme, amid ongoing protests demanding the nationalisation of private educational institutions.

According to the proposal sent to the Finance Ministry, the house rent allowance-currently Tk 1,000-would rise to Tk 2,000, while the medical allowance would increase from Tk 500 to Tk 1,000.

The plan was discussed on Wednesday, August 14, during a meeting between education ministry officials and leaders of the MPO-affiliated Education Nationalisation Alliance, confirmed by both teacher representatives and ministry sources.

However, the move has failed to satisfy the protesting teachers, who ...