Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government would take up a scheme soon to bring non-government educational institutions under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) coverage.

In the backdrop of demonstrating teachers demanding the Monthly Pay Order (MPO), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assures of including more schools under the system.

The government will soon bring new private educational institutions under its Monthly Pay Order facility but with some conditions, said Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday.

The government is likely to bring more private educational institutions under the Monthly Pay Order scheme. The education ministry has already sent a draft of the revised MPO policy to the finance ministry which is now reviewing it, said sources in the two ministries.

Hunger-striking teachers have rejected the assuring words of Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, demanding a specific time frame for inclusion into the Monthly Pay Order system.

Teachers enlisted in government-recognised schools but not under a salary scheme are staging demonstration for the second day, demanding salary for their work.

A Narayanganj court rejects the bail petition of Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was humiliated in public in the presence of a lawmaker, in a case filed for “taking bribe”.

Teachers and employees of non-MPO educational institutions start fast unto death demanding inclusion of their institutions in the government’s Monthly Pay Order (MPO) facility.