
Quota protest: Fresh programmes likely tomorrow
The quota reform protesters are likely to announce fresh programmes tomorrow as the 48-hour ultimatum to fulfil their four-point demand ends tomorrow.
Quota protest: Fresh programmes likely tomorrow
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The quota reform protesters are likely to announce fresh programmes tomorrow as the 48-hour ultimatum to fulfil their four-point demand ends tomorrow.
The protesters said they would speak before the media after the ultimatum ends.
"Our ultimatum will end tomorrow [Thursday]. After that we will sit together upon assessing the overall situation and brief the media about our stance," Sarjis Alam, a coordinator of "Baishamyabirodhi Chhatra Andolan", the platform that spearheaded the quota reform protest told The Daily Star today.
Earlier on Tuesday, four organisers of the protest, at a press conference, rejected a government circular announcing the new quota allocation in government jobs.
They said the authorities should have held a dialogue with students and other stakeholders before issuing the circular and they would not accept the circular as the final resolution.
At the press conference, Sarjis placed a four-point demand -- ensuring the safety of protest organisers, full restoration of the internet, withdrawal of curfew, reopening of educational institutions and withdrawal of law enforcers from campuses. Issuing a 48-hour ultimatum, they said these are the preconditions of holding talks with the government.
Star file photo
The quota reform protesters are likely to announce fresh programmes tomorrow as the 48-hour ultimatum to fulfil their four-point demand ends tomorrow.
The protesters said they would speak before the media after the ultimatum ends.
"Our ultimatum will end tomorrow [Thursday]. After that we will sit together upon assessing the overall situation and brief the media about our stance," Sarjis Alam, a coordinator of "Baishamyabirodhi Chhatra Andolan", the platform that spearheaded the quota reform protest told The Daily Star today.
Earlier on Tuesday, four organisers of the protest, at a press conference, rejected a government circular announcing the new quota allocation in government jobs.
They said the authorities should have held a dialogue with students and other stakeholders before issuing the circular and they would not accept the circular as the final resolution.
At the press conference, Sarjis placed a four-point demand -- ensuring the safety of protest organisers, full restoration of the internet, withdrawal of curfew, reopening of educational institutions and withdrawal of law enforcers from campuses. Issuing a 48-hour ultimatum, they said these are the preconditions of holding talks with the government.