The teachers and employees of the non-MPO educational institutions continued their fast unto death programme on Wednesday for the fourth consecutive day demanding enlistment under the government's Monthly Payment Order (MPO) facility.
The teachers vowed not to backtrack from the hunger strike until their demand is met.
On Tuesday, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid went to the National Press Club in a bid to talk to the agitating school teachers and convince them come out of it.
However, the agitating teachers refused to break off their demonstrations saying that the Minister has to give a specific time frame for inclusion into the MPO.
On December 31, the teachers and employees of non-MPO educational institutions began fast-unto-death.
So far, at least 20 teachers have fallen ill and some of them hospitalised.
As per rules, the educational institutions first come under MPO facility and then the government enlists the teachers in the payroll.
According to the leaders of the federation, the number of non-MPO educational institutions is 5,242 where around 80,000 teachers are working without any pay, with some for more than a decade.
Currently, more than 400,000 teachers and employees of more than 26,340 secondary schools, colleges, madrasas and technical institutes are receiving MPO facility.