BangladeshWhile the protests that broke out on July 16 against the allocation of quotas in the public sector for the families of those who participated in the War of Independence in 1971 continue, The number of deaths in the violence has risen to 114.
The Supreme Court backtracked after the violence. Last month, it ruled to reinstate the quota system that was abolished in 2018, canceling most public sector quotas and ruling that 93 percent of public sector positions should be filled on merit without quotas.
Bangladesh Attorney General Amin Uddin said in a statement that 5 percent of public sector positions will continue to be reserved for children of those who participated in the War of Independence, while 2 percent will continue to be reserved for other groups.
Public sector quotas
In Bangladesh, 56 percent of public jobs are reserved for specific groups: 30 percent for families of those who fought in the 1971 War of Independence, 10 percent for women, 10 percent for residents of underdeveloped areas, 5 percent for indigenous communities, and 1 percent for the disabled.
The quota reserved for families of war veterans was abolished in 2018 following student protests across the country. However, protests broke out again after the Supreme Court ruled last month to reinstate the quota system.
Opposition students argue that allocating quotas for families of war veterans is “discriminatory” and are demanding that a merit-based system be introduced instead.
Source: www.dunya.com
