‘Anti-quota people against liberation war ideology’

Amra Muktijoddhar Santan organises a human chain in front of the National Press Club on Friday, to protest against anti-quota movement by jobseekers. Photo: Ahmed Deepto
Amra Muktijoddhar Santan organises a human chain in front of the National Press Club on Friday, to protest against anti-quota movement by jobseekers. Photo: Ahmed Deepto

The children of freedom fighters on Friday protested at the anti-quota movement of job-seekers saying that those who are demanding a reform of the quota system are against the ideology of the liberation war, reports UNB.

Amra Muktijoddhar Santan, a platform of the children of those who joined the country’s liberation war of 1971, organised a human chain in front of the National Press Club to lodge the protest.

President of the organisation Md Sazzad Hossain demanded that the quota should be enforced from the preliminary test of the Bangladesh Civil service (BCS) examination and the vacant posts under quota which could not be filled up for lack of eligible candidates from 1972 to 2018 have to be filled up by this year.

He expressed his dissatisfaction on over the announcement of the public administration ministry for filling up the vacant quota posts form merit list saying that it is a complete disrespect to the freedom fighters and their families.

He also demanded a special job circular and recruitment system for the children of freedom fighters.

Many others including Imu Hamid, an assistant professor of Chittagong University, Avijit Sarkar, General Secretary of the organisation's Dhaka University wing, Nazma Aktar, organising secretary addressed the programme.