Thursday, 18 August 2011 Teknaf, Bangladesh : Education in Burmese refugee camps is deteriorating day-by-day following the resignation of many local teachers from the camps because of their inadequate salaries, said one of the local teachers in the refugee camp. “There are two groups of teachers that have been appointed in the camps for teaching refugee students. One group is from the refugees, and the other group is from the local villages. The local teachers get Taka 2,500 per month as a basic salary, while the refugee teachers get Taka 1,850 per month.” RTM (Research Training Management) International told the teachers at the beginning of appointment that a Eid (festival) bonus will be given to the local and refugee teachers alike. Besides, the RTM officials promised that they will also increase the salaries by 10 percent per year. However, they have not kept their promises. A 10 percent raise was given to the local teachers, but not to the refugee teachers. Even so, it is not