The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today issued a status quo on the High Court judgment that declared illegal a 2018 government circular abolishing the 30 percent quota system for the Freedom Fighters children in the ninth to 13th grades of government jobs.
The apex court short order asked all the parties to maintain the status quo over the matter with some observation and direction.
Explaining the order to the newsmen, Attorney General AM Amin Uddin said the matter would remain till August 7 as it is. The quota system would not be applied to the circulars issued based on the government order issued in 2018 that abolished the 30 percent quota system for the Freedom Fighters children in the ninth to 13th grades of government jobs, he said.
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent Le Méridien Dhaka owner Amin Ahmad to jail in connection with a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over a Tk110 crore money laundering.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad As-Shams Jaglul Hossain issued the order against Amin after he surrendered before the court earlier today complying with a Supreme Court order issued on 30 June.
Amin had applied for bail in the case but the lower court refused his plea.
The acute piped gas crisis that has plagued city life since October has turned severe in most parts of Dhaka, worsening public suffering and severely impairing day-to-day living.
The city residents, who have already been suffering from air and noise pollution, severe traffic congestion, and poor waste management, are left in further distress due to the energy crisis amid the heat weave.
Many affluent people have taken alternative measures for cooking food, including using kerosene stoves and induction cookers, while others have opted to buy foods from restaurants, spending extra.
Dhaka metro rail compartments were seen packed with commuters on Wednesday across the capital amid a road, rail and waterways blockade for Bangla Blockade movement.
This correspondent boarded the metro rail at Uttara north station at 9:10am and reached Farmgate at 9:30 am, a 20-minute journey that was over crowded.
Nasir Uddin Ahmed, director (operations and maintenance) of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited said, huge rush were seen for ongoing movement.
All six coaches of the train were seen fully packed with office-going commuters. On the metro rail, this correspondent spoke to some fellow commuters.