Quota Movement
The agitators submitted a memorandum to the President
A delegation of students submitted a memorandum to the President’s military secretary around 3 pm on Sunday.The delegation informed the media after coming out of Banga Bhavan.Earlier on Sunday (July 14) at 2:25 p.m., a delegation of 12 students went to present a memorandum to the President and were taken inside by the policemen.The delegation…
Home Minister: Case against quota protesters could be dropped if found meritless
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said that the case filed against quota protesters could be dismissed if found to lack merit. “Anyone can file a lawsuit if aggrieved. If the investigation reveals no merit to the case, it can be automatically cancelled, regardless of whether it takes 24 hours or 24 days,” he…
The anti-quota movement is going on in one round
– Ganapadayatra towards Banga Bhavan and memorandum today – Ultimatum to withdraw case against students Anti-quota movement is taking shape. Although on the one hand the assurance of the government on the other hand police cases and attacks are going on. After being somewhat stable for the last two days, this movement of talented students…
How the quota system has changed in Bangladesh
The agitators demanded reform of the quota system by abolishing quotas in all grades in government jobs and leaving only a ‘maximum five per cent reservation for backward groups’. In 2018, till the circular of cancellation of quota was issued, there was a total of 56 percent quota in these five categories of freedom fighters,…
Bangladesh has lowest quota in Asian continent: Obaidul Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader claimed that Bangladesh has the lowest quota in the Asian continent and said that in the case of recruitment in the BCS examination, recruitment is about 70 percent based on the merit list. In the three BCSs 33, 34, 35, 72 percent of the candidates were recruited on the basis…
Why quota is needed, said the Minister of State for Information
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad A. Arafat commented that quota is necessary to eliminate discrimination in government jobs. He said, after the judgment of the Appellate Division, the government has no opportunity to form the commission. He said these things at an urgent press conference on contemporary issues including the anti-quota movement at…