Bangladesh Quota System Reform
Quota circular issued amid protests
The government yesterday issued a circular abolishing the quota system for class-I and class-II jobs in the civil service amid demonstrations for reinstating quota for the freedom fighters' descendants and indigenous communities.
Scrap quota in govt jobs
A high-powered government committee has recommended abolishing the quota system for class-I and class-II jobs in civil service.
Quota reform movement to continue until gazette
Quota reformist leaders express satisfaction to the cabinet committee as it recommended to abolish the existing quota preservation system in the first and second class government jobs.
Tougher quota demo threatened
The quota reformists yesterday threatened the government with tougher agitation if their three-point demand, including unconditional release of their leaders and exemplary punishment of the attackers, is not met by August 31.
BCL yet again attacks quota reformists
Defying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's warning, Chhatra League men have yet again attacked activists of the quota reform movement.
BCL actions outrageous
When a group of teachers was staging a rally at Dhaka University yesterday against repression on students and teachers, Chhatra League men assaulted some quota reformists on the campus of Chittagong University.
Flawed logic for quota
The government has been referring to a Supreme Court “order” on the reservation of 30 percent quota for the children of freedom fighters for the last few days, arguing that it cannot be changed.
FF Officials' Benefits: Govt yet to implement HC verdict
Freedom fighters who won a legal battle six years ago are yet to get their retirement benefits for public service as the government has not implemented the court's verdict.
Committee for quota review may seek 90 more days
The committee formed on July 2 to “review, reform or cancel” the quota system for civil service may seek 90 more working days as it has not finished collecting information and reviewing reports about the system, sources said.
JS body for ‘logical’ quota reform
The parliamentary body on public administration opines for bringing “logical reform” to the existing quota system in civil service, upholding the spirit of the constitution.
Quota reform alone can't solve youth unemployment
Now that the dust has temporarily settled from the recent agitation for reform of the quota system in government jobs, it is time to calmly reflect on the next steps needed to establish a system that is fair and equitable and makes best use of the potential in our youth.
Quota demo: Students give 7-day ultimatum for withdrawal of cases
The quota-reform agitators give a seven-day ultimatum to the authorities concerned for withdrawing all the cases filed during demonstrations at Shahbagh and Dhaka University.
Cops deny blindfolding quota reform activists
Police refute claims that the quota reform activists were blindfolded while being escorted to Detective Branch office yesterday.
Anti-govt agenda in quota demo brushed away: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says there was a shadow of anti-government agenda in the quota demonstration and that it was handled aptly.