The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

National Front of Teachers and Employees (NFTE) yesterday demanded food rationing for the teachers and employees of non-government school, college, madrasah and vocational institutions.

They said the non-government teachers and employees need rice, pulse, edible oil and ata (flour) at cheaper rates as they are passing through a hard time for the current exorbitant prices of essentials.

"The government has little idea how hundreds of thousands of teachers and employees are living with their family members in this terrific condition. We urge the government to do something for them, or else, they won't not be able to survive," NFTE chief coordinator principal Kazi Faruk Ahmed said.

He was addressing a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) in the morning.

The NFTE also put forward 11 other demands, including 50 percent dearness allowances of their basic salaries and raising house rent to a logical level from the present amount of Tk 100.