Dhaka, April 30 -- Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nofel has recommended that the age limit for entry into government jobs should be pushed back to 35, with another 2 years (37) allowed for quota positions.

The Education Minister has sent a letter to his counterpart, Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain, with this recommendation.

The age limit for entry into government service is 30 at present (32 under various quotas including freedom fighters, etc).

In the letter, the Education Minister said that the students have been protesting on the streets for a long time regarding the demand to make the age limit of job application minimum 35 years according to international standards.

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