Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the government is ready to hold talks with the quota reformists.

"Government has agreed to hold talks with the quota reformists," he told journalists at a press briefing at Jatiya Sangsad premises.

The minister claimed that as the quota reformists said they were ready to hold talks with the government, the prime minister agreed to talks.

He also said the prime minister asked the law minister to take initiative to hold early hearing of the quota-related case pending with the Supreme Court.

He said he has already instructed the attorney general to take initiative in this regard and the AG will file an appeal with the Supreme Court on Sunday seeking early hearing of the case.

The government has decided to form a judicial probe committee led by High Court Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman to investigate the incident.

The committee will be formed upon receiving approval from the chief justice.

He requested the protesters to either end or suspend their protest as government is ready to hold talk with them.