Thousands of students and jobseekers brought out processions and blocked major intersections, including Shahbagh and Farmgate, in Dhaka today protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs.

Hundreds of students of Dhaka College and nearby institutions blocked the road in the capital's Science Lab area, protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs

The government's petition was initially scheduled to be heard tomorrow

After a one-day break in their blockade programme, students demonstrating against the quota system in government jobs have announced a nationwide blockade for today.

Two students of Dhaka University today filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court challenging the High Court verdict that restored 30 percent quota for the freedom fighters' children in the ninth to 13th grades of government jobs

For the second consecutive day, students demonstrating against the quota system for government jobs occupied key city intersections, bringing traffic  to a halt for hours.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said programmes like the anti-quota movement that cause public suffering should be avoided

North zone's rail link suspended

Public service recruitment should be based primarily on merit

Science Lab, Agargaon intersections also blocked; students in Barishal, Savar wage similar movement

Students of Dhaka College and nearby institutions blocked the road in Dhaka’s Science Lab area this afternoon in protest of the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the issue of quota in government jobs should be settled in the apex court

Hundreds of students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway near the university campus for around two hours to protest the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs

Students demonstrating against quotas in government jobs are set to block key intersections in the capital and highways next to campuses across the country this afternoon.

There were long tailbacks on both sides of the highway after the blockade; Chittagong University students block Ctg-Khagrachhari highway

Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League were "on alert" to prevent at various halls in Dhaka University this morning to prevent students from joining a protest demanding the reinstatement of the government's 2018 circular that abolished the quota system in public service

Student of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University blocked the road in near their university in the capital's Agargaon in protest of the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs

Several hundred students blocked the Shahbagh intersection in the capital again around 12:20pm today in protest of the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld the High Court verdict that restored 30 percent quota system for the freedom fighters' children in ninth to 13th grades of government jobs till further order