Why physical education teachers' job not class-I?

The High Court yesterday asked the government to explain in two weeks why it should not be directed to give class-I status to physical education teachers at 70 government colleges.
The rule came following a writ petition claiming that the government's action of not giving class-I status to the teachers is discriminatory, as it has earlier given the same status to the teachers of primary training institutes (PTIs).
The college's 70 physical education teachers including Majharul Islam and Mashiur Rahman jointly submitted the petition yesterday seeking directive from the HC on the government to upgrade their existing status from class-III to class-I.
According to the petition, physical education teachers of government colleges and PTIs were appointed as class-III employees. But only the PTI teachers were given class-I status in 2003.
The HC bench of Justice Tariq ul Hakim and Justice Ashish Ranjan Das issued the rule after holding hearing on the petition.
Petitioners' counsel Bodruddoza Badal told The Daily Star that eight government high officials including secretaries of the ministries of public administration, finance and education have been made respondents to the rule.