Bangladesh Government Job Quota Reformation
Quota movement: CU students boycott classes
Students of Chittagong University boycotts all classes and examinations today, protesting yesterday's attack on members of quota reform movement at Sholosohor in Chittagong.
Students to boycott classes, exams until quota gazette published
The students demonstrating for quota reform vow to boycott their classes and examinations across the country until the gazette notification abolishing the quota system in government jobs is published.
Fresh quota demo from Sunday
Jobseekers will launch fresh demonstration from Sunday demanding a gazette on abolition or reformation of the quota system in public service.
Quota Scrapping: Tougher demo if no gazette by today
Protesters demanding reformation in the quota system in civil service yesterday threatened to wage tougher movement from Sunday if the government failed to publish a gazette notification to that end by today.
No progress on quota gazette
There has been no progress regarding the publication of a gazette abolishing the quotas in government jobs, the cabinet secretary has said as the deadline set by demonstrators expired yesterday.
No discussion on quota system in cabinet meeting
Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam tells journalists that the cabinet today did not hold any discussion on quota system in public service.
Quota Leaders' Ultimatum: Publish gazette notification by this month
Leaders of quota reform movement yesterday issued an ultimatum to the government to publish a gazette notification by this month
Issue gazette by April or face tougher protest: Quota leaders
Leaders of quota reform movement issue an ultimatum to the government for publishing within April the gazette on abolishing the quota system in government job as per the prime minister's decision.
Oust Sufia Kamal hall provost: Quota reformists
Quota reformists protest the “throwing out” of female students at Dhaka University’s Sufia Kamal Hall demanding immediate removal of the hall’s provost.
Hauling of Quota Leaders: DB's version at odds with witnesses'
Witnesses' accounts to Monday's incident involving three quota reform movement leaders contradict detectives' version that the trio
Rule of law blindfolded
In 2016, the Supreme Court in a verdict on widespread abuse of police's powers over arrest and detention strongly denounced all sorts of torture by the law enforcement agencies and directed magistrates to take action against errant policemen in case of any such incident.
Transport System Collapses: People left to suffer
Transport system in the capital and other parts of the country collapsed yesterday as thousands of students demonstrating for reforms in the civil service quota system blocked key points in the capital and major highways. Commuters remained stuck for several hours in their vehicles on city roads and highways amid sweltering heat.
SCBA demands judicial probe into attack on quota reform demonstrators
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) demanded the formation of a judicial committee headed by a Supreme Court judge to investigate the attack on the students and job seekers waging movement for quota reforms in public service recruitment.
Quota reform: NHRC condemns attack on students
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) condemns the attack on the students who have been demonstrating in the capital’s Shahbagh demanding reforms in the quota system in public services.
Demo postponed, govt’s decision on quota reforms by May 7: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says the government will take decision on reforms in existing quota system in public service by May 7.