The Daily Star on February 15 published a very timely news report titled "Civil Bureaucracy: Quotas pushing it downhill." This is a subject that the media has been hesitant to report on until recently. A vast majority of job seekers belong to none of the quotas that are available, and hence they have to struggle, vying for the few positions left unoccupied.

Some of us have tried to organise under social media platforms and raised our voice against this discriminatory practice. We wanted to hold a peaceful human chain to demand a just, merit-based screening system but backed off from the plan fearing assaults from Chhatra League, or being labelled as “anti-liberation forces.” In past protests, we also faced similar issues. It's really pathetic that not only is there no solution in sight to this critical problem, there seems to be no opportunity in the country to express a legitimate grievance either.