Quota reform movement: a protest against discrimination
By Mehedi Hassan Munna Recent quota reform movement has greatly convulsed not only to the the students and job seekers, but also all walks of people. The demonstrators have successfully enabled to spred the movement countrywide so far. The running 55% quota preserved in governmement jobs for the freedom fighters' offspring and their grandchilds has been questioned after 45 years of independance. The quotasless job seekers, who are majority in number, have remarkably been deprived from their place where they could be adapted. In this sequence, on February 25, a memorandum was submitted to the Prime Minister on this issue. On March 4, the job seekers and students protested at Shahbag. Even the protests are still going on. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, "The quota allocated for the freedom fighters, their children and grandchildren will not decrease. But meritorious students will be chosen for the vacant posts." Such a speech ...