DU Correspondent :
Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council (BGSRPC) has threatened an indefinite strike from today (Monday) in all universities and colleges across the country as the government did not respond to students’ ultimatum to publish quota reforms gazette.
Earlier in the day, leaders of the BGSRPC gave an ultimatum to government to publish the gazette notification of quota reforms by 5:00pm after two hours long demonstration at the Teacher-Student Center (TSC) of Dhaka University.
They also held similar two hours long countrywide demonstrations under the banner of the quota protesting students’ platform demanding the gazette notification.
BGSRPC has been protesting against the current 56 per cent quota system in government jobs terming the number of portions as illogical. Speaking at the National Assembly, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on April 12 said the quota system will be abolished and a quota notification in this regard will be published in this regard soon.
Around one thousand students gathered in front of the DU central library to take part in the demonstration. They also brought a procession from there under the initiative of the central committee of this students’ platform that paraded throughout the campus and its adjacent areas.
The demonstration continued from 11:00am to 1:00pm despite incessant rainfall.
Demonstrations and rallies were also held at Sholoshahar of Chattogram, Rajshahi University, Carmichael College, Barishal, Cumilla and Tangail where thousands of students demanded immediate gazette notification on of Quota reforms.
Convener of BGSRPC Hasan Al Mamun said, “After passing 32 days of the Prime Minister’s declaration, we are yet to get the desired gazette notification. We did not seek quota abolition, we called for quota reformation in government jobs. So, the government can retain quota system for a particular group had it feel like. But it must come following our five point demands.”
