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Teacher’s Rally In Nepal Demanding Introduction Of Education Bill, Threaten More Protest In Coming Days
Government and contracted teachers and faculty of Nepal's secondary level educational institutions rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 8, 2025, demanding the endorsement of the School Education Bill. The Nepal Teachers' Federation, an elected body of the country's school teachers, stages a series of protests to pressure the government and parties to endorse the School Education Bill from the winter session. Before descending to Kathmandu for agitation, the teachers first stage protests at the local and provincial levels while also continuing to lobby at the political and bureaucratic levels. Right after the government introduces the bill in the federal parliament in September 2023, the federation stages a Kathmandu-centric agitation objecting to different provisions in the bill. Thousands of teachers stage protests in Kathmandu, disrupting life in the capital city and forcing the government into a dialogue. They withdraw the protest after sealing a six-point deal with the government, which promises to address their demands by revising the bill. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)
