The job seekers and students of various colleges and universities in Bangladesh are protesting to reform the quota system for entry into jobs in various government, semi-government, and autonomous organizations in our country. Recently, the high court gave a verdict to restore a 30% quota for the son/daughter and grandson/granddaughter of the freedom fighters. As a result, this quota system reduces the chance of getting government jobs for general job seekers. Because there will be only 70% of posts in government jobs for general job seekers. So, the students will not get a government job even if they do well in the job interview because of the quota system. So, this quota system increases competition among job seekers (non-quota holders) for government jobs. To learn more, you can watch the news.
Break-up of Quota for the Recruitment in Government Job
Till 2018, the government maintained the quota for government jobs in the following ways:
(a) 30% quota for the son/daughter and grandson or granddaughter of the freedom fighter.
(b) 10% quota for women
(c) 10% quota for the residents of backward districts.
(d) 5% quota for the minority group
(e) 1% quota for the disabled person
Cancellation of Quota System
Till 2018, a 56% quota was prevalent in government jobs in our country. As a result, the job seekers faced very hard competition in the job interview. Because there were only 44% of posts for general job seekers,. Therefore, students of different universities, including Dhaka University, protested massively for the cancellation of this quota in government jobs in 2018. As a result, the government cancelled the quota system for 9th to 13th grade government jobs in 2018.
Movement for the Restoration of Quota
After the cancellation of the quota system, various organizations of freedom fighters and their successors have been continuing their movements for the restoration of the quota system for them since 2018. They declared to continue their protest until the restoration of the quota system in government jobs for them.
Restoration of Quota System
Recently, the government has restored a 30% quota for the son/daughter and grandson or granddaughter of the freedom fighter for 1st and 2nd class jobs in government recruitment following the verdict of the court. Various organizations of freedom fighters welcome this verdict from the court.
Protest to Withdraw Quota System
The students of Dhaka University, Jahangir Nagor University, and other universities are arranging various programs, including human chain and gathering for the withdrawal of the quota. They declared an ultimatum to withdraw the quota system by Jun 30, 2024; otherwise, they will declare various programs around the country. They gave this ultimatum at a protest rally on the Dhaka University campus on Jun 9, 2024. To see the gathering, watch the news.
Application for the Suspension of the Verdict of Quota Restoration
The state side applied to suspend the verdict of the high court for the quota restoration. The Attorney General Office applied for this issue on Jun 9, 2024. To learn about this issue, watch the report.
Chamber Judge Court Upheld the Verdict of High Court
The Chamber Judge Court upheld the high court verdict about the restoration of a 30% quota in the recruitment of first- and second-class jobs in government organizations. The appeals division will call a hearing about this issue on July 4, 2024. On June 9, 2024, the justice of the chamber, M. Enatur Rahim, fixed a hearing date without suspending the high court verdict. Watch the News. So, the 30% quota system will be effective up to July 4, 2024.
If you have required qualification for these government jobs, you can apply.
All Private and public Universities has been declared closed
To save the students from the ongoing quota movement, all public and private universities and all colleges affiliated with universities, including medical and textile engineering, have been declared closed. The university grand commission has declared this by issuing a circular. The education related activities of these universities and colleges will be closed until further notice, considering the safety of students. At the same time, the students have been instructed to leave the residential hall for the sake of their safety.
Prior to this, the Ministry of Education declared the closure of all schools and colleges for the safety of the students. But no decision has been made about the closure of primary schools. Since Tuesday is the government holiday, the authority will take the next decision considering the situation.
There is tension all over the country toward the movement for the reformation of the quota system for entry into government jobs in Bangladesh. The Kalbela has reported this news.