Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- A group of jobseekers has announced a hartal in Rangamati from 6am Thursday to 6pm Friday, alleging quota discrimination in the district council's recruitment of primary assistant teachers.

The call came at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon at a restaurant in Banorupa under the banner of the "Anti-Quota Unity Alliance, general students, and conscious citizens".

Protesters Ibrahim Rubel, Rakib Hasan, Nurul Alam, Rubel Hossain, Rezaul Karim Raju, and Imam Hossain spoke on behalf of the group, saying their calls for fair recruitment had yielded no response from the Rangamati Hill District Council.

According to them, the vacancy notice did not mention any quota provisions or clearly state the number of posts.

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