The government has announced the withdrawal of the Prottoy pension scheme for universities, autonomous institutions and government institutions.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the summary of the withdrawal.
The information was confirmed in a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance on Saturday.
National Pension Authority member Md Golam Mostofa told the media: “At the moment, the Prottoy scheme has been cancelled."
He refused to give any more information.
The Awami League announced on Saturday that it will hold gatherings at all wards of Dhaka and at all districts and metropolitan cities across the country on Sunday amid the ongoing student movement.
General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the plan at an emergency press conference at the party president political office in Dhanmondi.
Quader also said the party will hold a mourning procession from the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, to Bangabandhu Bhaban in the capital on Monday.
At least 215 people have been killed in the quota reform protests that rocked Bangladesh in July, according to a recent report by the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).
The human rights monitoring report for July, compiled using data from 12 national media outlets and the HRSS research unit, stated that this figure was derived from information provided by victims families, eyewitnesses, hospitals, and national newspapers.
Besides, citing unconfirmed sources, HRSS claimed that the death toll could be even higher, possibly exceeding 250.
CHATTOGRAM: State Minister for Labour and Employment Md Nazrul Islam Chowdhury today said that the country has earned over Taka 4,500 crore as revenue by exporting fish.
"The country has earned revenue of Taka 4,500 crore by exporting fish. We have to double this income too," he told a discussion organized by the upazila administration at the Chandanaish Upazila Parishad auditorium in the district as the chief guest marking the National Fisheries Week.
Upazila Executive Officer Mahmuda Begum chaired the meeting while Upazila Women Vice Chairman Khaleda Akter and UP Chairman and government officials also spoke.