Bangladesh government has, in principle, agreed to reform the quota system in government jobs amid protests in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country.
Welcoming the quota protesters鈥� call on the government to discuss their demands, law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq on Thursday, said, 鈥榃e will sit with the protesters whenever they agree and, if they want, it may be today.鈥�
He said that the government would appeal on Sunday seeking early hearing of its leave to appeal against the High Court verdict on quota in government jobs as the Appellate Division was scheduled to hear the matter on August 7.
Following prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 yesterday鈥檚 announcement, he said that High Court Division judge, Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman, was given the responsibility of judicial inquiry.聽
鈥楢s the government has taken these decisions considering their demands, there is no necessity for protesting students to continue their movement,鈥� the law minister added.
The protesters, however, rejected the government鈥檚 proposal for a dialogue.
Asif Mahmud, one of the coordinators of the quota movement, rejected the proposal in a Facebook post.