Staff Reporter:
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday inaugurated the payment of retirement and welfare benefits for teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions, allocating Taka 2,035 crore to clear their long-pending dues.
The Prime Minister inaugurated the payment program at a function at Osmani Memorial Auditori-um in the capital at 11:30am yesterday, said Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Shahadat Shadhin.
The applications of teachers and employees seeking benefits from the Non-Government Educa-tional Institutions Teachers and Employees Welfare Trust and Retirement Benefits Board were scrutinized and processed through the iBAS++ system for payment.
The government has allocated Tk 2,035 crore and 86 lakh as a one-time payment to settle the re-tirement and welfare benefits of the teachers and employees.
The funds, which will help clear dues accumulated over the past four years, are being transferred simultaneously to the respective bank accounts of the beneficiaries across all 64 districts.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman delivered a speech at the inaugural ceremony, addressing the teachers and employees.
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon, Prime Minis-ter’s Education Affairs Adviser and Spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office Mahdi Amin, Edu-cation Secretary Abdul Khaleque and senior officials concerned were present.
