No quota in class I, II jobs, govt body recommends

The government’s quota reform committee has recommended the abolition of the quota system from 9th to 13th grades (class I and class II) of government jobs.

The committee, which was formed to review the existing quota system in public service, submitted a report in this regard on Monday, said the chief of the committee, cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam, at a press conference in Dhaka.  

Quoting lawyers, Shafiul Alam said the court verdict against the quota reform will not affect the quota reform or quota elimination process.

On 11 April, prime minister Sheikh Hasina declared in parliament that all types of quotas in government jobs would be abolished, following the countrywide protests of the students across the country demanding reforms in the quota system in the public service recruitment process.

The government on 2 July formed the seven-member committee, headed by Shafiul Alam to review the quota reform.