A 12-member team of students calling for the reform of the quota system in public service went to the Bangabhaban for submitting a memorandum to President Mohammed Shahabuddin. 

The team entered the Bangabhaban at around 2:30 pm.

The students calling for the reform of the quota system in public service marched towards Bangabhaban removing police barricade at Gulistan in the capital on Sunday afternoon.

Students from different universities including Dhaka University, Jagannath University, affiliated colleges and other educational institutions started the march from Dhaka University's central library around 12:10 pm.

They observed a sit-in at GPO intersection on the way to Bangabhaban and then removed the police barricade there.

The memorandum will call for an emergency parliamentary session to address what they describe as "quota discrimination" through new legislation or executive orders.

The protesters also demanded the withdrawal of a case filed by a police officer, giving a 24-hour ultimatum and denouncing the case as “false and fabricated.”

BDST: 1454 HRS, JULY 14, 2024
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