Annulment of Proposed Pension System Abolition

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced the cancellation of the proposed pension system in universities, autonomous institutions and government institutions.

He announced this at the exchange meeting held with the professional coordination council at Ganobhaban on Saturday afternoon.

In mid-June this year, public university teachers announced a protest against the mandatory inclusion of university teachers in the government's universal pension scheme 'Praytaya'.

Their demand was to cancel the inclusion of university teachers in the universal pension scheme. A

If the demands are not met by June, they will go on a complete strike from July 1. All kinds of class examinations and academic activities were stopped as a result of their agitation.

Following this, Education Minister Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury sat in a meeting with the university teachers in the afternoon of July 29 in the conference room of the ministry. Prime Minister's advisor on education and culture participated in it. Kamal Abdul Nasser Chowdhury and many others.

Pratyaya scheme of universal pension started on July 1, the first day of the current financial year.

Earlier, a notification was issued by the Ministry of Finance on July 2. The government gazetted the law on January 31, 2023 to bring people from all walks of life to a sustainable pension system.

In light of this 'Prayya' scheme of universal pension was introduced for self-governing, autonomous, state-owned and its constituent entities, among others.

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