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In a significant victory for educators, the High Court of Bangladesh has directed the government to provide 7th-grade pay to 690 lecturers serving in various nationalized colleges across the country. The ruling came after the court concluded the final hearing on a writ petition filed by the lecturers seeking the restoration of their rightful pay scale.

The lecturers had argued that they were receiving salaries under the 7th-grade scale prior to the nationalization of their respective colleges. However, following the nationalization process, they were subsequently placed in the 9th grade, resulting in a loss of their previous pay and associated service benefits. This disparity formed the basis of their legal challenge.

The bench, comprising Justice KM Hafizul Alam and Justice Murad-A-Mowla Sohel, delivered the verdict. Advocate Mohammad Siddique Ullah Miah represented the petitioners, supported by Advocates Md Atikur Rahman, Md Harunur Rashid, and Abdullah Al Rafi. The state was represented by Deputy Attorney General Md JR Khan Robin.

This judgment is not without precedent, as lawyer Siddique Ullah Miah pointed out that a similar ruling was previously issued on July 11, 2024, in favor of 45 lecturers. The petitioners included Mohammad Hafiz Ahmed, Mirza Sarwar Uddin Ahmed, Md Mokshedur Rahman, Mohammad Hossain, and Mohammad Faruk Ahmed, who will now benefit from the court's decision to rectify their pay grade.

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a similar judgment had earlier been delivered in favour of 45 lecturers on July 11, 2024.