Amin Al Rasheed
There is less chance of questioning the rationality of the
ongoing movement to demand quota reforms in government jobs. There is no such
like of quota system for government jobs in 56 percent (freedom fighters 30,
women 10, district 10, tribal 5, disabled person 1) in any other countries
without Bangladesh, so far. That means fewer than half of seats are reserved
for talented students - it is not just discriminatory but rather a bizarre
idea. Counter-question is, who are recruited in quota, are they ineligible?
Surely not all of them are ineligible. But due to this unbridled quota system,
many of the inefficient and unmeded people have entered the government's
important posts, their example is filled with bury.
Two similar movements on the government job issue are
ongoing. To demand a quota reform and to increase the age of entry into the
government service, that is, to demand for 35 years. It is difficult to expect
positive results through this movement when the chief executive of the state,
the Prime Minister declares that there will be quota system and the age limit
for entry into the government service will not be extended.
It is true that when such a movement is boggling, the third
party can move the movement in different areas or take advantage of themselves.
Especially when the university's VC residence was tricked, the car was burned,
the suspicion increases. Again those who do not want this movement to demand
quota reforms, they can also sabotage to break the movement. After this incident,
the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Akhtaruzzaman told reporters that he does not believe
that his students have brought this incident. He commented on this as an outsider’s
rampage. At the press conference of the Dhaka University Teachers Association,
it has been said that this incident is nothing but to try destabilized the
country. So the protesters should be aware of third party not to give them
chance to grab this movement to their won pocket.
Media news, the Prime Minister told the meeting of the local
government nomination board on April 8 night, what is the identity of those who
are protesting against the quota reforms? She also said that no students who
believe in the spirit of freedom fight of 1971, can’t be involved in this
movement.
The reality is that no movement is consistently systematic
and nonviolent. As a result, the VC is in doubt that, the general students did
not do that, but it is not feared that a section of the protesters did it.
Because when such protests spread, no formalities or tolerance can work there.
But who really carried out attacks at the VC's residence, it needs to be
properly investigated. But a spokesman of the protesters also demanded to find
out the attackers at the VC's residence at the press conference.
Regardless of the movement's, the reality is, reforming the
quota in government jobs is very difficult. Because the government can not
cancel the freedom fighter quota. The Prime Minister has explained why the
freedom fighter quota has been kept. Besides, it is morally impossible for
Awami League to abolish this quota as a party lead the liberation war. Though
the country's leading commentators gave their opinion that, 30 percent quota
for children and grandchildren of freedom fighters are unreasonable. There is
no reason to believe that the freedom fighters took the weapon with the help of
betting their lives to get government facilities. But it is true, 47 years
after Independence, many freedom fighters live the life of humanity. There are
financial crisis. Many of them are unemployed children in the family. It is not
impossible to find out them. So, the government's initiative is to bring the
families of these helpless and poor freedom fighters under special privileges.
That is why it is not necessary to keep a discriminatory arrangement through 30
percent quota of government jobs.
Secondly, it is technically difficult for the government to
cancel women quota. Because the cancellation of this quota, there are fears
that women rights activists and various NGOs can protest. Cancellation quota
for minor ethnic or tribal and disabled person also is difficult for pressure
from different communities. Although they only have 6 percent quota. Again, if
one quota is canceled, the demand for cancellation of another quota will be
strengthened and moral pressures will be created on the government. Thus, it is
difficult for the government to cancel any quota without the only district
quota. As it is reasonable to assume that the quota system has been launched
once, therefore it is difficult to cancel any government and it is impossible.
As a result of this, the ongoing movement on the quota reform, which is zero,
can be said to be fairly close to the eyes. But if the movement is intense,
then the district quota can be canceled. Because the district quota
cancellation does not seem to have much response. Moreover, it is not very
sensitive in that sense.
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader didn’t say
directly the quota system will be reformed, but he said it will be examined and
the movement has been held up for one month.
Whether or not the quota remains, the country's biggest job
crisis is the corruption. Only 44 percent of those who are outside the quota
get meritorious job opportunities, only a small number of them get jobs without
obsolete bribe and high level political lobbying. That is to say that 44
percent of allocation for the actual talent is going to be given, but a large
portion of it is going to be the money and the lobbying. In that case, get a
job on the outside of the quota, bribe and extortion, and only a small number
of people get jobs. In the appointment of a police constable, where millions of
bribe transactions are done, what is the quota if there is or no? Apart from all
qualities for the government service, the political consideration here is
gradually becoming the prime. Despite all the qualifications, many meritorious are
considered as the political consideration, a lot of examples there.
Amin Al Rasheed:
Journalist & Writer
April 09, 2018
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