Students seek govt job quota system reform

A group of students on Sunday staged demonstration at National Museum in the capital’s Shahbagh demanding reformation of existing quota system in various government recruitment process including Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.

A sit-in-programme was held in the area while around five thousand students from different universities and colleges took part in the program.

They also urged the government to fulfill their five-point demand, including 10 percent quota for the freedom fighters and recruitment of the remaining 90 percent based on merit, and cancellation of recruitment under a fixed quota.

Currently, 44 percent are recruited on merit and the remaining 56 percent on privilege allocated under various quotas.