The government will relax the nationwide curfew after ensuring national security and protecting the lives and properties of the people, Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Sunday.
The curfew was imposed and the armed forces were deployed across the country from Saturday midnight.
At a press briefing yesterday, the law minister welcomed the verdict of appellate division and said the Public Security Division under the Home Ministry will issue a gazette notification on the matter soon.
“If needed, the government can cancel or reform the verdict on the quota system in future under executive policy,” said the law minister.
According to the text of the verdict, 93% of government jobs will be allocated based on merit, 5% to descendants of freedom fighters, 1% to members of small minority groups, and 1% to people with disabilities and people of the third gender.
The law minister said the government has a plan to bring women under the quota system in the future.
He blamed the BNP-Jamaat clique for the vandalism of government establishments in the past few days and said: "While the government and students were waiting for the court's verdict, BNP-Jamaat started violence for political gain."
Educational institutions will reopen soon
During the same press briefing, Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel said that educational institutions will be reopened soon.
He assured that all student organizations would be present on campuses, and that there would be no tensions among students who hold demonstrations peacefully.
However, he also warned that law enforcement agencies would look into anyone who was involved in any violence.
Echoing the education minister's statement, State Minister of Information Muhammad A Arafat said those who were involved in causing mayhem would be punished.
He added that the government would aid students who were the victims of attacks, and that the government is not against the students' demands.