The government has published the gazette notification following the Appellate Division’s verdict outlining the new public job recruitment system, which allocates 93% of positions based on merit.
A 5% quota has been stipulated for the children of freedom fighters, 1% for disabled individuals and third-gender persons, and 1% for ethnic minorities in entry-level government jobs, according to the gazette notification published on Tuesday (23 July).
Law Minister Anisul Huq announced the publication of the gazette during a press briefing at his Gulshan residence, with Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain, Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, and Information and Broadcasting State Minister Mohammad A Arafat also in attendance.
At the briefing, Anisul Huq highlighted that certain groups exploited the recent student movement to incite disturbances across the country, including the capital, Dhaka.
He emphasised that the Supreme Court had provided a judgment regarding the quota system, with the Appellate Division issuing directives in accordance with Article 104 of the Constitution.
"The Supreme Court's verdict stipulates that 93% of all government job recruitment will be based on merit, while the remaining 7% will be reserved for quotas for the children of freedom fighters, disabled persons, third-gender individuals, and ethnic minorities," stated the law minister
Earlier, on Monday (22 July), the Ministry of Public Administration submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister's Office, recommending that 93% of civil service recruitment be based on merit, with the rest allocated to quotas.
Sources indicated that the ministry also proposed that the reformed quota system apply to recruitment for grades 9 to 20 in government, semi-government, and autonomous bodies.
Anisul Huq further noted that the reformed quota system would be applicable to appointments requiring recruitment tests.
The Supreme Court's Appellate Division issued a verdict on Sunday (21 July), mandating that 93% of jobs be allocated based on merit, with 7% reserved for quotas.
In early July, students and job seekers began protests in Dhaka, demanding reforms to the government job quota system.
The movement subsequently spread nationwide.
The government accused certain vested interests of using the student movement to perpetrate violent activities, leading to over 100 fatalities, and vandalism of government properties, buildings, and metro railway stations, among other infrastructure.
