Chhatra kalyan parishad gives ultimatum for raising age limit to 35
Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Kalyan Parishad today issued an ultimatum to the government asking it to extend the age limit for all public and private jobs to 35 years by tomorrow.
“Otherwise, we will for a harsher movement,” Mozammel Miazi chief coordinator of the Chhatra Kalyan Parishad came up with the threat at a press conference at Dhaka University Sangbadik Samati office a day after the prime minister ruled out the possibility of extending the age limit.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at a press conference at her official Gono Bhaban residence yesterday, placed a number of arguments in support of keeping the current age limit unchanged.
Hasina said the success rate of the BCS exam candidates aged 23-25 is higher than that of examinees aged 25-27 and much higher than that of those aged above 29. Earlier, she told the parliament that the freshers will be deprived of jobs if the age limit is extended.
Protesting the government stance, Miazi, in his written statement, said, “The prime minister made self-contradictory and illogical remarks in this regard. The result is not a big factor, we just sought the scope for submitting application,” he added.
The PM at the press conference said that there will be trouble in maintaining family and children if the appointment is given after 30 years.
Rejecting the PM’s argument, Miazi said women will be more opportunists if the age limit is increased, they will be able to uphold their capability.
Citing instances of several countries in this regard, Miazi said there is no link between increasing the age limit of entering the public jobs and the pension scheme.
Developed, developing and underdeveloped countries have increased the age limit and brought down their unemployment rate by increasing GDP, he said.
In this context, what is the logic of not extending the age limit for public jobs to 35 years, he raised the question.
He said they will wait for the government’s announcement till tomorrow unless they would go for a vigorous movement.
He hinted about a grand rally in Dhaka to press home their demand.
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