Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Students and the Jahangirnagar University (JU) Officers-Employees Unity Council have taken opposing stances on the quota for employees' children.
On Tuesday, February 4, at around 2 PM, students organised a protest march from the university's Bot Tala area, demanding the complete abolition of the dependent quota.
Earlier, on Sunday, the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement began a hunger strike in front of the university's administrative building to demand the cancellation of the dependent quota. While the administration gave assurances, the students ended their hunger strike that night. However, they resumed the strike the next day. The administration announced a new decision regarding the dependent quota the following n...