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Akbar Ali Khan
The former cabinet secretary said reform could easily be made if the quota system was reviewed, but the political leaders did not want to touch the issue.
The country’s constitution had the provision of quota but as an exception. The core principle was that recruitment in the government sector would be done on the basis of merit, he said.
So cases of exception should not exceed ones of merit, said Akbar, also a former adviser to the caretaker government.
"There is 55 percent quota in Bangladesh now and if we go by the constitution there cannot be a quota of up to 50 percent. Therefore, five percent mustbelessened.
"Five percent has to be lessened only for constitutional reasons. There are other reasons as well."
He mentioned there are now 257 types of quota in the country but when Bangabandhu introduced the system it was 35.
"No other country in the world has such a system," he said, adding that it was very tough to recruit people keeping this system in place.
Akbar also said the district quota was not introduced as a permanent system during Bangabandhu's period and the then public administration secretary had said the district quota was a temporary measure and could be lifted if the situation changed after 10 years.
The communication system had improved significantly and therefore there was no necessity to have the district quota in place, said the former
bureaucrat.
“But if any region finds it problematic then division [-wise] quota can be introduced instead of district quota for five years. If we go for division-wise quotas, the number of quota would come down to 37 from 257."
Five years into its introduction, the division-wise quota could be reviewed to see if there was any necessity of the district quota.
He also thought that the freedom fighters' quota should be reformed.
The quotas could be applied for insolvent and war-wounded freedom fighters, he said, adding that when the freedom fighters' quota was introduced in 1972 there was a rationale behind it.
"Because they took part in the Liberation War, they could not pursue their studies and their houses were torched. They were depressed as well. Thus, the quota at that time was justified."
But now the quota for all freedom fighters is not rational as there are many solvent freedom fighters in the country, added Akbar Ali.
The former cabinet secretary suggested the Public Service Commission be made a firm institution which would recruit candidates only on the basis of merit.