The reviewed result of preliminary examination of 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination will be published today (Sunday).Chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) Ahmedul Haque Chowdhury disclosed this on Saturday while talking to reporters.
He said the previous result of preliminary examination of 34th BCS examination announced on July 8 was cancelled.
The BPSC authority decided to review the result in the face of movement of students and government jobseekers at Shahbagh Merit Square on the following day.
Meanwhile, at least 20 persons were injured in the attacks of police and Chhatra League activists as the government jobseekers and students, who continued their demonstration in different universities across the country for third days demanding cancellation of quota system for government jobs including the BCS examination.
The demonstrators called to enforce strike in all higher educational institutions on five demands including cancellation of quota provision for government jobs including the BCS examination and withdrawal of all cases filed against the agitators.
The other demands are releasing of detained students unconditionally, carrying out investigation into the attacks of Chhatra League on peaceful demonstration and stopping restriction on carrying out peaceful movement.
The fresh programme was announced through a press release issued on Saturday.
The demonstrators threatened that tougher action including non-stop strike programme would be taken up if their demands are not met.
Demonstrators in front of Dhaka University Central Library announced a programme of strike in all the higher educational institutions across the country on Sunday to materialise their demand.
As part of the programme, several hundred jobseekers gathered in front of Dhaka University Central Library and staged demonstration.
The demonstration began at about 11:30am, they chanted slogan, “We don’t accept the discriminatory quota system which they called double standard that won’t be allowed.
A group of Chhatra League activists led by general secretary of DU unit Omar Sharif carried out a sudden attack on the demonstrators injuring five students.
Of the injured students two were identified as Mohsin and Mahbub. Mohsin was stated to be vice president of DU unit of Chhatra League.
Omar Sharif told reporters that the demonstrators were creating anarchy on the campus. “We have driven them away,” he added.
The demonstrators also alleged that police and Chhatra League activists carried out attack on students of Rajshahi University as they were demonstrating against the quota system.
They claimed at least 20 persons were injured during the attacks of police and armed activists of Chhatra League on campus of Dhaka and Rajshahi universities.
The demonstrators protested the attacks and demanded punishment of culprits who were involved in the attacks.
Students of Rajshahi University blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for 45 minutes, three days after the protest erupted from Shahbagh intersection in the capital.
Agitating students of Jahangirnagar University brought out a procession on their campus to protest the quota system in the BCS examinations.
As part of their scheduled programme, over 1,000 RU students started the protest in front of the university’s main entrance around 11:00am, halting traffic movement on the highway.
The agitators left the highway around 11:45am and said they would resume the demonstration at 10:00am Sunday and continue it until the government cancels the quota system.
Agitating students of Jahangirnagar University marched through their campus, chanting slogans around 11:00am to press home their demand. At one stage, the students had to backtrack as the leaders and activists of Chhatra League of the university engaged in an altercation with them.
JU Proctor Muzibur Rahman told reporters that students did not seek any permission from the authorities for holding a rally or procession on the campus. He however expressed his ignorance about the BCL’s activities against the demonstrators.
Dhaka University filed a case with Shahbagh Police Station Wednesday night against 500 people in connection with violence while police filed another case against 1,200 more on Friday in connection with the clashes.
– Staff Reporter
