2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement
| Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement 2018 | ||||
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 Quota reform protesters at University of Dhaka. | ||||
| Date | 17 February 2018 - 18 July 2018 | |||
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| Goals | Decrease amount of quotas in government jobs in Bangladesh | |||
| Methods | Processions, Road Blockade | |||
| Status | Successful | |||
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2018 Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement was a student movement in the country that demanded reforms to be made on recruitment policies for government services. Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad (Bangladesh General Students' Right Conservation Council) initiated movement initially began on 17 February, and eventually spread country-wide by April.[2] quickly gained popularity among students of different universities and colleges, forcing the government to announce changes.
Causes and demands
[change | change source]the existing Bangladesh government recruitment system, 56 percent of Government job entry positions are reserved for specific "entitled" classes: 30 per cent is to children/grandchildren from those who were in action during freedom struggle (1972-84), and then there're women with a percentage that goes up until about ten.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ কোটা আন্দোলনে এ পর্যন্ত আহত ২৬২, আটক ৪৪. The Daily Nayadiganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ↑ "Protests in Bangladesh put an end to a corrupt quota system". The Economist. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ↑ বিসিএস পরীক্ষা. Bangladesh Public Service Commission (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Rajshahi police saw nothing!". The Daily Star. 9 July 2018.