Fresh quota reform demo brews up protesting Muhith-Matia remarks

Staff Correspondent: Students, who halted their quota reform movement after getting an assurance from the government yesterday, resumed the movement in protest against the remarks delivered by Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury and Finance Minister AMA Muhith.

The quota reform movement resumed from 5:00pm on Tuesday.

Yesterday, Matia Chowdhury termed the protesters as “Son of Rajakar” when she was speaking in the Parliament and Finance Minister AMA Muhith today afternoon ruled out any possibility of reforming the existing quota system in the government jobs before the national budget.

Their remarks on quota system came against backdrop of the postponement of the countrywide quota reform movement by students until May 7 following a meeting with Roads and Transport Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday.

Protesting these remarks, the demonstrating students restarted their quota reform movement in the afternoon.

“We will continue the movement until Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina comes up with a specific announcement to put an end to the crisis," Nurul Haque and Rashed Khan, joint conveners of Bangladesh General Students' Rights Protection Forum, said while briefing media at Dhaka University at 5:00pm.

They announced that classes and examinations at all universities and colleges across the country will be postponed until the demand is met.


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