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On 5 June 2024, the Bangladesh High Court issued a verdict that canceled the government notification, declaring it illegal, thus restoring the quota in Bangladesh Civil Service recruitment. [10] A descendant of a freedom fighter and six others appealed the verdict in 2021 to challenge the government order canceling the quota system. [ 11 ]
Under the existing Bangladesh government recruitment system, 56 percent of government job entry positions are reserved for specific "entitled" classes: 30 per cent for children/grandchildren of 1971 "freedom fighters," 10 per cent for women, 10 per cent is for districts based on population, 5 per cent for ethnic minorities, and 1 per cent for ...
On the same day, the Appellate Division of Supreme Court ordered an overhaul of the quota reservation system. It ordered 93% of recruitment in government jobs to be based on merit and 5% to be reserved for the children of freedom fighters, martyred freedom fighters and Biranganas, 1% for the ethnic minorities and 1% for the third gender and the ...
Quota system was first introduced in 1972 after the independence of Bangladesh in government jobs. At that time, 20% of the merit list was allocated, 40% was district-wise, 30% was allotted to family members of freedom fighters who participated in the freedom struggle of Bangladesh, and 10% was allotted to war-affected women. [13]
The Prime minister of Bangladesh committed to remove this quota system as soon as possible. In October 2018, the government eliminated the quota system for recruitment to grade 9 and higher government jobs. In 2020, they went a step further, abolishing quotas for grade 8 and higher government posts. [6]
On Thursday, 11 July 2013, the students, who gathered at Shahbagh intersection for the 2nd day demanding cancellation of the quota system in recruitment to government jobs, were forced to leave the place as police charged baton and lobbed teargas shells on them. [7] In a short time, the clashes spread throughout the Dhaka University campus area.
Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) is the main policy setting and recruitment body of BCS. [1] BCS has 26 cadres. In Bangladesh's parliamentary democracy , elected representatives, known as ministers , are ultimately responsible for running the administration.
The government of Bangladesh has set an ambitious target of generating 30 million new job opportunities by the year 2030. [3] In its endeavor to improve labor conditions and expand employment opportunities, the Government of Bangladesh has undertaken significant initiatives to establish a specialized entity known as the "Directorate of Employment."