Nat鈥檒 minorities for restoration of 5pc quota in govt job
Leaders of national minority communities on Sunday demanded the reinstatement of 5 per cent quota for national minorities in Class I and II government jobs...
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Govt may make rules for recruiting backward sections: HC
The High Court has observed that the government 鈥榤ay take necessary step by framing rules/guidelines to ensure the participation of backward sections of the citizens in the recruitment process of the government.鈥�..
Court to make final decision on quota: PM
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday that the government could do nothing to reform the quota system in public services until the court resolved the matter...
Case against quota protesters could be dropped if meritless: minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan indicated on Sunday that the case filed against quota protesters could be dismissed if it was without merit...
Unidentified quota protesters sued over vandalising police vehicles
A case was filed against unidentified quota protesters for vandalising vehicles of the police and assaulting their personnel during Thursday鈥檚 blockade programme at the Shahbagh crossing in Dhaka....
Police won鈥檛 tolerate violation of law: DMP commissioner
Mentioning that everyone should obey by the court order, Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman on Friday said that police would not tolerate...
Quota protesters vow to resist intimidation
Hundreds of quota protesters gathered at the Shahbagh crossing in Bangladesh鈥檚 capital Dhaka on Friday and vowed to resist intimidation against students protesting at the reinstatement of quotas in public services and demanding reform in the system....
Ensure proper coordination, adjustment of quota-related issue: NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed on Thursday said that it was important to ensure proper coordination and adjustment of issues related to quota in the government jobs...
Chhatra Dal extends support to quota movement
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on Thursday extended its full support to the ongoing movement of general students demanding reform in the existing quota system for government jobs.
Quota protesters block Shahbagh breaking police barricade
Students who have been staging demonstrations demanding reform in the quota system resumed their 鈥楤angla Blockade鈥� in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Thursday afternoon despite DMP鈥檚 warning against road blockade....
DMP warns anti-quota protesters not to cause further public suffering
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police additional commissioner Khandkar Muhid Uddin on Thursday said that there was no scope for anti-quota protesters to take to the streets after the Appellate Division decision on Wednesday to stay for four weeks a High Court verdict that had asked the government to restore a 30 per cent quota for freedom fighters鈥� descendants....
Day-long blockade today
Students continued their protests against the existing quota system in government jobs for the ninth consecutive day on Tuesday by blocking highways at places in the...
Quota protesters block highways, announce blockade for today聽聽
Students from different public universities and colleges on Saturday blocked major highways across the country, including Dhaka-Tangail, Dhaka-Rajshahi, Dhaka-Pabna...
BNP morally supports movements of teachers, students: Fakhrul
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday that the party morally supported the ongoing movements by public university teachers and students based on 鈥榡ustified鈥� demands....
Unrest at public universities
A SURGE of protests by teachers and students at public universities across Bangladesh underscores a deepening crisis in the country鈥檚 higher education system. The causes of this unrest are multifaceted, involving contentious policies such as the newly introduced pension scheme named Prattay under the Universal Pension Scheme and the reinstatement of...
Student protests aganist quota intensify
Thousands of students in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Thursday continued their street protests by blocking the capital鈥檚 Shahbagh intersection and major highways...
No plan to raise age limit to enter govt jobs: minister
Public administration minister Farhad Hossain told Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday that the government had no plan to increase the age limit for entering government jobs to 35 years...
Students continue blocking roads, highways
Thousands of students from various universities blocked roads and highways in places across the country on Wednesday for the third consecutive day, demanding the cancellation of the High Court order to restore 30 per cent quota for children and grandchildren of freedom fighters in government jobs...
Public univ students to hold demos today for cancellation
Students of different public universities including Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University and Rajshahi University will hold demonstrations today demanding cancellation of the High Court order for the restoration of 30 per cent quota for freedom fighters鈥� children and grandchildren in government jobs...
3.7 lakh govt posts vacant in Bangladesh: public administration minister
A total of 3.70 lakh positions out of 19.151 lakh government jobs remain vacant in Bangladesh, public administration minister Farhad Hossain said on Tuesday....