Dhaka, 11 April, Abnews: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said there will be no quota in the government jobs, top Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders claimed on Wednesday.
BCL president Md Saifur Rahman Shohag and general secretary SM Zakir Hossain both made the claims on their respective Facebook profiles at noon, after visiting Ganabhaban in the morning.
At a press conference held at Madhur Canteen on Dhaka University campus, BCL President Saifur Rahman Sohag said, “We met with the prime minister. She told us that there will no longer be any quotas for government jobs.”
He also said that the Prime Minister today will speak in the parliament regarding the issue.
Students of public and private universities across the country, including the capital, have been staging demonstrations since April 8 to press home their demand to get the quota system reformed.
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