Publish: 17:14, 30 Oct, 2024

Govt job age limit: Police foil protesters

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Govt job age limit: Police foil protesters
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Police have dispersed a group of students and job seekers who tried to march towards the Secretariat from Shahabagh protesting the government’s decision on raising the age limit for public service to 35 from 32, reports UNB.

The protesters staged sit-in in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh on Wednesday morning and chanted various slogans holding placards.

At one stage, they tried to march towards the Secretariat.

When they reached near the Shikkha Bhaban, a team of police sprayed water on them from water cannons and charged batons to disperse them.

On October 24, the interim government raised the age limit for public service to 32 amid job seekers’ demonstrations for raising the maximum age to 35.

According to the decision, the maximum age limit for recruitment in all cadres under the Bangladesh Civil Service and all other government jobs which are not under the Bangladesh Civil Service will be 32 and a candidate will be allowed to appear for the BCS examination up to three times.

The new age limit will be applied in the autonomous and semi-autonomous organisations with necessary adaptations.

Job seekers have been demanding for raising the entry age for government jobs for the last several years. Job aspirants started demonstrations to press home the same demand after the fall of Hasina government.

Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan

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