job seekers block Shahbagh for raising age limit to 35
Published : 27 Oct 2018, 13:56
A group of job seekers has blockaded Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, demanding that the age limit for the entry into government jobs be increased to 35 from 30.
Under the banner of “Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Parishad”, over 500 students coming from different colleges and universities gathered at Shahbagh intersection around 12:30pm.
They were staging demonstration blocking the busy road intersection around 12:55pm when the report was filed.
Sanjoy Das, convener of the platform, said that it is a very logical and fair demand for raising the age limit as students generally finished university education at the age of 28. “We hope that the government will meet our demand soon,” he added.
In June, a parliamentary committee on public administration had recommended to increase the age limit for entering civil service to 35 years.
The parliamentary body again on September 10 recommended that the government raise the age limit for entering civil service to 35 years, a longstanding demand of students.
Currently, age limit for entering the public service is 30 years, while retirement age is 59 years. Retirement age of freedom fighters is 60 years.
Source: thedailystar