Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said the decision over quota reform will be announced soon.
“No decision was taken at the meeting over quota system, but it is in progress. It might happen in the next few days,” he said.
The Cabinet Secretary came up with the statement at a briefing after the Cabinet meeting held at Bangladesh Secretariat.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the cabinet meeting, reports UNB.
“So far I have heard that the summery of the proposal regarding quota issue has already been sent from the Public Administration Ministry and the decision will be known soon,” he said.
Earlier, in the day, quota protesters blocked the Shahbagh intersection demanding immediate issuance of gazette abolishing quota system in government jobs.
Several thousand job seekers, students of different college and universities, brought out a procession from Shahbagh intersection around 11am as part of their scheduled programme.
Meanwhile, an indefinite class and examination boycott programme at colleges and universities across the country is underway as the government failed to publish a gazette abolishing the quota system in government jobs by the timeframe given by quota protestors.
The Bangladesh Council to Protect General Students’ Rights, the platform of the quota reform protesters, demanded a reduction in the quotas and wanted job-seekers on the merit list to be hired if people eligible for quota are unavailable.
Prime Minister Hasina on April 11 told parliament the quota system will be completely scrapped.