They join the non-government primary school, high school, college and madrasa teachers who are on indefinite strike.

The government college teachers will refrain from work until August 10 and form human chain in front of the Shikkhak Bhaban from 10:00am to noon on August 10 demanding halt of the initiative to amend the Absorption Rules 2000.

At a press conference, members of the BCS General Education Association yesterday alleged that the teachers, who were recruited through the Public Service Commission (PSC), would face troubles if the absorption rules were amended.

The government formulated the Absorption Rules 2000 to bring the non-cadre teachers of government colleges under a common government rule. Education ministry has already sent the draft amendment to the absorption rules to the establishment ministry.

"Government has converted a number of non-government colleges into government colleges where all the teachers in those non-government institutions were adopted as government teachers. Most of the adopted teachers will be senior to the teachers who were recruited through PSC if the amendment goes through," said Masum Rabbani Khan, secretary general of the association while addressing the press conference at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU).

Promotion of around 10,000 BCS teachers will be jeopardised if the government passes the rule, he also said. The government should recruit the adopted teachers through PSC, he added.

However, a views-exchange meeting of the teachers, from primary to university level, will be held at the National Press Club in the capital at 11:30am today. The on-going teachers' strike, common problems in education sector and indifference of the government to provide solutions will be discussed.

The National Front of Teachers and Employees (NFTE), a platform of eleven non-government teachers' and employees' organisations, will hold the views exchange meeting at the VIP Lounge of the Press Club.

NFTE, who are on indefinite strike at the non-government high schools, colleges and madrasas, will also hold a rally and bring out processions at all districts tomorrow protesting against the 'misbehaviour of Education Minister Osman Farruk' during dialogues with the NFTE on August 1.

Besides, registered non-government primary schoolteachers continued their indefinite strike yesterday demanding nationalisation of their jobs.

Primary teachers under the banner of Bangladesh Non-government Primary Teachers Association led by Mansur Ali also continued their hunger strike at Muktangon for the second day.

Another faction of the association led by Abdur Rahman Bachchu has started non-stop sit-in at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital from Wednesday in a bid to realise their demands.