Agitation to scrap 34 BCS exam result spreads

DHAKA – About 20 people were injured as police was locked in repeated clashes with young government job seekers at Shahbagh intersection and on Dhaka University campus demanding immediate cancellation of the quota system in recruitment to government jobs.Five students got admitted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital with bullet injuries. Of them two were identified as Foysal and Salam.
Police charged batons and fired several rounds of rubber bullets and teargas shells on the students to foil their blockade programme at Shahbagh intersection for the second consecutive day yesterday.
The agitated students vandalised at least five vehicles and clashed with police. The students staged demonstration by setting fire to bamboo and wooden sculptures on the street.
The residence of DU Vice Chancellor came under attack when a group of students tried to bring out procession towards Nilkhet and was obstructed obstructed by police.
The agitators also laid a siege on the office of the DU Vice chancellor.
Police rounded up 10 to 15 students from the scene. Of them eight were detained from in front of the Vice Chancellor‘s residence.
The clash ensued at about 11:00am when the law enforcers tried to clear the busy city point
Chased by police, the agitators, mostly Dhaka University students, took shelter inside the DU campus around noon. Many agitators ran towards Central Public Library and the Institute of Fine Arts.
Witnesses said several hundred students tried to gather at Shahbagh intersection in the morning to press home their demand.
They said about 500 DU students and BCS examinees brought out a procession on the campus before marching towards the Shahbagh intersection as per their earlier scheduled agitation programme.
Police went into action as soon as the agitators tried to gather for a sit-in at the intersection halting traffic movement.
Police fired several teargas shell targeting the students and also charged baton to foil their agitation injuring many of the agitators.
The injured were undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
In the face of police attack, the agitator threw brick chips on police triggering a clash at Shahbagh and its adjacent areas including Dhaka University campus.
Chhatra League activists allegedly swooped on agitating students at about 12:45pm in front of DU VC’s residence.
The young government job seekers resumed their protest a day after they left the area following announcement by the Public Service Commission (PSC) that it would review the preliminary test results of 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.
Students of Jahangirnagar, Rajshahi and Chittagong universities and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology also staged demonstration occupying main city roads to protest the quota system which they say deprive the meritorious students.
In Dhaka, an armoured personnel carrier of police rushed in to scare away the demonstrators.
Police lobbed 10 to 15 teargas canisters to disperse the marauding demonstrators who vandalised several vehicles.
Chase and counter chase continued for some time before police pushed them further away towards the DU campus.
A group of students vandalised the gate of the residence of VC Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique of the DU, said Siddiqur Rahman, personnel assistant to the VC.
On the other hand, another group of the demonstrators vandalised the window panes of the proctor’s office at the Arts Faculty Building.
They also ransacked the registrar’s office and the Sociology Department of the university.
On information, law enforcers rushed to the spot and fired around 10 teargas shells to disperse the agitated students.
The students vandalised two private cars at Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on the Dhaka University campus.
After the disturbance, Dhaka University Proctor Amjad Ali visited the house of the VC.
Talking to reporters, he said some “outsiders are carrying out the vandalism to create anarchy in the country” even though the PSC on Wednesday announced to reconsider the results of the exams.
During the demonstration, they also vandalised a vehicle of the private television channel ATN Bangla. Driver Nayon Khan sustained injuries during the attack.
The DU unit leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) meantime chased a group of protesters while they were demonstrating in front of Madhu’s Canteen.
Later, the stalwarts of BCL, student wing of ruling Awami League, also brought out a procession on the campus chanting anti-Shibir slogans.
The BCL activists also beat up a few of the demonstrators calling them Shibir men. Islami Chhatra Shibir is the student body of Jamaat-e-Islami.
A tense situation was prevailing on the Dhaka University campus and in the adjoining areas till 2:00pm.
All entry points of the DU remained closed following the incident.
The students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) demonstrated for about one hour by blocking the Dhaka-Aricha highway over the same issue.
Over 1,000 students staged the protest forming a human chain in front of the university’s central gate around 11:00am, halting transport movement on the highway.
At least three JU teachers also joined the agitating students expressing solidarity with them.
The students left the highway around 11:45pm as the police rushed to the spot and requested them to free the road.
Later, the agitators said they will hold a rally on the campus and announce their next course of action.
Students of Rajshahi University (RU) put barricades on the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for abolishing the quota system in all examination of civil service.
Several hundred students staged sit-ins at three different places on the highway from 11:00am, chanting slogans.
Protesters from the sit-ins declared that they would boycott classes and examinations for an indefinite period from Saturday to press home their demands.
Following the demonstration, vehicular movement came to a halt on the highway, reported our Rajshahi University correspondent.
Additional contingents of law enforcement agencies have been deployed on the campus and its adjacent areas to avoid any untoward incident.
Students of Chittagong University (CU) also demonstrated forming a human chain in front of the university Shaheed Minar around 11:40am.
They brought out a procession from the registrar building protesting the PSC’s move.
Additional police forces have been deployed in the area to avoid any untoward incident, said Md Rafiq, a sub-inspector of Hathazari Police Station.
Around 200 students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) took to Sylhet-Sunamganj highway near the university main entrance around 12:30pm over the same issue.
On information, law enforcers rushed to the scene around 1:00pm and dispersed the agitating students, our Sylhet correspondent reported quoting witnesses.
Earlier on Wednesday, several hundred students of DU began the demonstration blocking the Shahbagh intersection, demanding that the Bangladesh Public Service Commission cancel the results of the 34th Bangladesh Commission Service preliminary examination published on July 8 and withdraw the quota system the commission uses for appointing civil servants.
The agitating job seekers, however, claimed that despite getting high scores, they had been disqualified in the 34th BCS preliminary exam due to the quotas.
In public service, 30 percent spots are reserved for freedom fighters’ children and grandchildren, 10 percent for women, and 5 percent for people of indigenous communities.
In addition there is a 10 percent quota for job seekers of some districts and 1 percent quota for the physically challenged people.
The commission used to apply these quotas during the interviews the candidates faced after qualifying in the preliminary test and the written test.
However, this year the commission applied the quotas, excluding the district and disability quotas, at the preliminary examination, the first of three major exams before one gets a government job.
At the 34th BCS preliminary exams, only 12,033 job seekers got through to the next stage out of 2,21,575 who sat for the exam.
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) had a meeting over the movement of government job seekers demanding cancellation of quota system for government jobs but could not take any decision.
“We have had a meeting but we cannot reach a decision. We will take a decision in the next meeting,” BPSC chairman AT Ahmedul Chowdhury told reporters.
Asked about the possible decision, he parried the answer saying that the meeting was not needed if the decision could have known.
About the review of the result of 34th BCS preliminary, the BPSC chairman said it would not take much time.
Dissatisfaction among the government job seekers was seen after publication of the 34th BCS result.
The BPSC on Wednesday decided to review the result in the face of demonstration and resentment among the BCS examinees and students.
The BPSC didn’t make it clear as to how it would review the result and how many days it would take place.
The results of the 34th BCS preliminary examination were published on Monday.
A total of 12,033 candidates, out of 2,25,575, have qualified for the PSC’s written examinations.
– Staff Reporter

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Agitation to scrap 34 BCS exam result spreads

DHAKA – About 20 people were injured as police was locked in repeated clashes with young government job seekers at Shahbagh intersection and on Dhaka University campus demanding immediate cancellation of the quota system in recruitment to government jobs

Five students got admitted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital with bullet injuries. Of them two were identified as Foysal and Salam.

Police charged batons and fired several rounds of rubber bullets and teargas shells on the students to foil their blockade programme at Shahbagh intersection for the second consecutive day yesterday.

The agitated students vandalised at least five vehicles and clashed with police. The students staged demonstration by setting fire to bamboo and wooden sculptures on the street.

The residence of DU Vice Chancellor came under attack when a group of students tried to bring out procession towards Nilkhet and was obstructed obstructed by police.

The agitators also laid a siege on the office of the DU Vice chancellor.

Police rounded up 10 to 15 students from the scene. Of them eight were detained from in front of the Vice Chancellor‘s residence.

The clash ensued at about 11:00am when the law enforcers tried to clear the busy city point

Chased by police, the agitators, mostly Dhaka University students, took shelter inside the DU campus around noon. Many agitators ran towards Central Public Library and the Institute of Fine Arts.

Witnesses said several hundred students tried to gather at Shahbagh intersection in the morning to press home their demand.

They said about 500 DU students and BCS examinees brought out a procession on the campus before marching towards the Shahbagh intersection as per their earlier scheduled agitation programme.

Police went into action as soon as the agitators tried to gather for a sit-in at the intersection halting traffic movement.

Police fired several teargas shell targeting the students and also charged baton to foil their agitation injuring many of the agitators.

The injured were undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.

In the face of police attack, the agitator threw brick chips on police triggering a clash at Shahbagh and its adjacent areas including Dhaka University campus.

Chhatra League activists allegedly swooped on agitating students at about 12:45pm in front of DU VC’s residence.

The young government job seekers resumed their protest a day after they left the area following announcement by the Public Service Commission (PSC) that it would review the preliminary test results of 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.

Students of Jahangirnagar, Rajshahi and Chittagong universities and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology also staged demonstration occupying main city roads to protest the quota system which they say deprive the meritorious students.

In Dhaka, an armoured personnel carrier of police rushed in to scare away the demonstrators.

Police lobbed 10 to 15 teargas canisters to disperse the marauding demonstrators who vandalised several vehicles.

Chase and counter chase continued for some time before police pushed them further away towards the DU campus.

A group of students vandalised the gate of the residence of VC Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique of the DU, said Siddiqur Rahman, personnel assistant to the VC.

On the other hand, another group of the demonstrators vandalised the window panes of the proctor’s office at the Arts Faculty Building.

They also ransacked the registrar’s office and the Sociology Department of the university.

On information, law enforcers rushed to the spot and fired around 10 teargas shells to disperse the agitated students.

The students vandalised two private cars at Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on the Dhaka University campus.

After the disturbance, Dhaka University Proctor Amjad Ali visited the house of the VC.

Talking to reporters, he said some “outsiders are carrying out the vandalism to create anarchy in the country” even though the PSC on Wednesday announced to reconsider the results of the exams.

During the demonstration, they also vandalised a vehicle of the private television channel ATN Bangla. Driver Nayon Khan sustained injuries during the attack.

The DU unit leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) meantime chased a group of protesters while they were demonstrating in front of Madhu’s Canteen.

Later, the stalwarts of BCL, student wing of ruling Awami League, also brought out a procession on the campus chanting anti-Shibir slogans.

The BCL activists also beat up a few of the demonstrators calling them Shibir men. Islami Chhatra Shibir is the student body of Jamaat-e-Islami.

A tense situation was prevailing on the Dhaka University campus and in the adjoining areas till 2:00pm.

All entry points of the DU remained closed following the incident.

The students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) demonstrated for about one hour by blocking the Dhaka-Aricha highway over the same issue.

Over 1,000 students staged the protest forming a human chain in front of the university’s central gate around 11:00am, halting transport movement on the highway.

At least three JU teachers also joined the agitating students expressing solidarity with them.

The students left the highway around 11:45pm as the police rushed to the spot and requested them to free the road.

Later, the agitators said they will hold a rally on the campus and announce their next course of action.

Students of Rajshahi University (RU) put barricades on the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for abolishing the quota system in all examination of civil service.

Several hundred students staged sit-ins at three different places on the highway from 11:00am, chanting slogans.

Protesters from the sit-ins declared that they would boycott classes and examinations for an indefinite period from Saturday to press home their demands.

Following the demonstration, vehicular movement came to a halt on the highway, reported our Rajshahi University correspondent.

Additional contingents of law enforcement agencies have been deployed on the campus and its adjacent areas to avoid any untoward incident.

Students of Chittagong University (CU) also demonstrated forming a human chain in front of the university Shaheed Minar around 11:40am.

They brought out a procession from the registrar building protesting the PSC’s move.

Additional police forces have been deployed in the area to avoid any untoward incident, said Md Rafiq, a sub-inspector of Hathazari Police Station.

Around 200 students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) took to Sylhet-Sunamganj highway near the university main entrance around 12:30pm over the same issue.

On information, law enforcers rushed to the scene around 1:00pm and dispersed the agitating students, our Sylhet correspondent reported quoting witnesses.

Earlier on Wednesday, several hundred students of DU began the demonstration blocking the Shahbagh intersection, demanding that the Bangladesh Public Service Commission cancel the results of the 34th Bangladesh Commission Service preliminary examination published on July 8 and withdraw the quota system the commission uses for appointing civil servants.

The agitating job seekers, however, claimed that despite getting high scores, they had been disqualified in the 34th BCS preliminary exam due to the quotas.

In public service, 30 percent spots are reserved for freedom fighters’ children and grandchildren, 10 percent for women, and 5 percent for people of indigenous communities.

In addition there is a 10 percent quota for job seekers of some districts and 1 percent quota for the physically challenged people.

The commission used to apply these quotas during the interviews the candidates faced after qualifying in the preliminary test and the written test.

However, this year the commission applied the quotas, excluding the district and disability quotas, at the preliminary examination, the first of three major exams before one gets a government job.

At the 34th BCS preliminary exams, only 12,033 job seekers got through to the next stage out of 2,21,575 who sat for the exam.

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) had a meeting over the movement of government job seekers demanding cancellation of quota system for government jobs but could not take any decision.

“We have had a meeting but we cannot reach a decision. We will take a decision in the next meeting,” BPSC chairman AT Ahmedul Chowdhury told reporters.

Asked about the possible decision, he parried the answer saying that the meeting was not needed if the decision could have known.

About the review of the result of 34th BCS preliminary, the BPSC chairman said it would not take much time.

Dissatisfaction among the government job seekers was seen after publication of the 34th BCS result.

The BPSC on Wednesday decided to review the result in the face of demonstration and resentment among the BCS examinees and students.

The BPSC didn’t make it clear as to how it would review the result and how many days it would take place.

The results of the 34th BCS preliminary examination were published on Monday.

A total of 12,033 candidates, out of 2,25,575, have qualified for the PSC’s written examinations.

– Staff Reporter

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