No govt jobs for anti-Liberation forces’ children

Children of freedom fighters under the banner of Amra Muktijoddhar Sontan urged on Saturday the government to announce the children of anti-liberation forces ineligible for civil service, reports bdnews24.com.

The demand came at a time when students and job-seekers have been waging quota reform protest across the country calling quota system 'discriminatory'.

According to the system, 56 per cent posts are reserved for different quotas, including 30 per cent for children of freedom fighters, 10 per cent each for women and particular districts, 5.0 per cent for small ethnic groups, and 1 per cent for people with disabilities.

The platform urged the government not to reduce the quota allocated for them and to dismiss children of anti-liberation forces.

Speaking at the rally, DU Sociology Professor AKM Jamal Uddin said the existing quota system has helped Bangladesh graduate to the middle income country.