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report in The Daily Star, Apr 16, 2018 Myanmar’s government said it has “repatriated” the first family of Rohingya refugees, among the 700,000 who fled a brutal crackdown, but the move was slammed by rights groups as a publicity stunt which ignored warnings over the security of returnees. “The five members of a family… came back to Taungpyoletwei town repatriation camp in Rakhine state this morning,” said a statement posted on the official Facebook page…

report in The Daily Star, Apr 16, 2018 Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad has said his party must be allowed to contest the next parliamentary polls in 70 constituencies with no ruling alliance opponents and subsequently hold 10 to 12 posts in the cabinet subject to victory. Otherwise, the current main opposition in parliament having one minister and two state ministers in the Sheikh Hasina-led cabinet, would run separately in the elections. Ershad, who is…

report in Dhaka Tribune, April 15, 2018 at 08:46 PM A 20 member delegation of Bangladesh Awami League will visit India on April 22. The visit is upon an invitation from ruling party of India, BJP, and the delegation is expected to return on April 24. The delegation will be led by Awami League General Secretary and Minister of Road, Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader MP. Quader mentioned the invitation and the visit to the…

report in Prothom Alo, Apr 14, 2018 Dhaka: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina Awami League president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged all to remain united so that ‘evil forces like BNP-Jamaat clique’ cannot grab power. She expressed apprehensions that the BNP-Jamaat alliance will undermine the country’s heritage, culture and existence. “All have to be united so that the evil forces cannot capture power,” Hasina said while exchanging Bangla Nababarsha 1425 greetings with leaders…

by Shahidul Islam in bdnews24.com, Apr 112, 2018 at 16:42 BdST The government has begun the process of bring reforming in the quota system in the civil service immediately after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made an announcement to abolish the system in parliament on Wednesday. In line with the process, a committee, led by the cabinet secretary, will put forward their recommendation to the prime minister to seek her approval after reviewing the existing quota…

report on ProthomAlo, Apr 11, 2018 at 19:41 hrs Quota reform movement. Prothom Alo File PhotoDemonstrating job seekers and students have expressed their doubt about the implementation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s announcement of the annulment of quota system in public service exams. They said this after the PM on Wednesday said that there will be no quota system in the public services from now on. “We are upset about the prime minister’s announcement to…

report in Dhaka Tribune, April 12, 2018 After three days of intense demonstrations around the country against quotas in public service, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced on Wednesday in an impassioned address to parliament that there would be no more quotas for government jobs in future. Speaking in parliament, the prime minister criticized the protesters for not accepting the government’s offer to reconsider the quota issue and come up with a workable solution in one…

report in Dhaka Tribune, Apr 10, 2018 at 08:40 PM Freedom fighters and their children formed human chains in Moulvibazar and Jhenaidah on Tuesday, voicing their objections to the ongoing movement for reforming the existing quota scheme. Speaking from the human chain formed in front of Moulvibazar Press Club, the organizers said anti-liberation elements in the guise of students are carrying out the movement. They also said the government should investigate whether those who have…

by Inam Ahmed and Shakhawat Liton in The Daily Star, Apr 11, 2018 The call for reforming the quota system for government jobs was voiced just a year after it was introduced in 1972 and since then, several public service reform committees and the Public Service Commission itself, the body that oversees government recruitment, have objected to the policy. However, documents show subsequent governments paid no heed to the suggestions for making room for more…

report in Dhaka Tribune, April 09, 2018 A senior Awami League leader has gone to the scene of the protest against existing quota system in government jobs to announce that the government will sit down with the protesters at the orders of the prime minister. Jahangir Kabir Nanak spoke to the press around 1:40am Monday at Shahbagh as violent clashes were going on in the Dhaka University area. He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had…