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QUOTA-NOTIFICATION
Govt. issues notification scrapping quota system in 1st, 2nd class govt
jobs
DHAKA, Oct 4, 2018 (BSS) – The government today issued a notification
scrapping the existing quota system in recruiting first and second class
officers in government services in line with the cabinet decision.
The Public Administration Ministry issued the notification one day after
the cabinet approved a high level government committee decision suggesting
abolition of the system for higher level government services.
The approval was given in the weekly meeting of the cabinet held at the
Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
As per the notification, direct recruitment in all government jobs in 9th
grade (old first class) and from 10th to 13th grade (old second class) will
be completely based on merit and existing quota system has been abolished.
The government on July 2, 2018 constituted the committee led by the
cabinet secretary against the backdrop of demonstrations by students and
jobseekers demanding quota system reforms alleging that the arrangement was
depriving brilliant students from getting jobs in civil services.
The committee submitted the report to the government on September 17
suggesting abolition of the existing quota system in recruiting first and
second class officers in government services.
BSS/PR/MKD/ARS/1741 HRS