Quota reform leader Tarek goes missing: Family

A quota reform movement leader has been missing since Saturday in Dhaka.

The missing leader is Tarek Rahman, joint convener of Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad.

His parents Md. Abdul Latif and Shahana Begum claimed this at a press conference held at Crime Reporters’ Association of Bangladesh office in the capital on Monday.

Tarek told his sister over phone that he was being followed by men in plainclothes before went missing and his mobile phone was unreachable, said his father. 

Tarek came to Dhaka for BCS coaching after completing his graduation from Comilla University (CU). He was a former organizing secretary of Bangladesh Chattra League of CU unit, his father added.

The quota reformists took to the streets on February 17 and continued the protests for reducing quota in government jobs to 10 per cent from the existing 56 per cent. 

In the face of protests across the country, the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced in parliament on April 11 that the quota system in government jobs would be abolished.

The platform began the indefinite strike on May 14 as the government failed to meet their deadline for the publication of a gazette notification abolishing quota system as was announced by Prime Minister.