Online Desk :  Academic and administrative activities of all public universities across the country came to a halt as teachers and employees went on an indefinite strike demanding withdrawal of universal pension scheme ‘Prottoy’. All classes and examinations are suspended following the strike. On Monday (July 1) morning, this information was received from different universities in the country, including Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Jahangirnagar, Jagannath University. The teachers under the banner of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers’ Association are observing the work abstention. Meanwhile, as today is the 104th founding anniversary of Dhaka University (DU), there is no other programme of the agitating teachers.

Prof Zinat Huda, general secretary of DU Teachers’ Association, said, “As today is the founding anniversary, there is no classes and examination on the day. That’s why we have decided not to attend the university day function today as part of the demand movement. Earlier on Sunday, the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers’ Association announced the programme to press home their demand. Besides, the Dhaka University Teachers Association (DUTA) also issued a notice addressing the teachers of the university on Sunday. Classes and exams including regular, evening programmes, professional programmes, online classes and offline classes and the administrative activities have been suspended at all public universities including Dhaka University, Chittagong University, Rajshahi University, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Jagannath Univeristy, Jahangirnagar University and Khulna University. Chairman offices, hall provost offices, research centres, institutes, central library, dean offices, computer labs and seminars also remain shut.