Parliament yesterday turned down a proposal placed for raising the age limit to enter the government jobs to 35 years from the existing 30. Independent lawmaker Md Rezaul Karim Bablu (Bogura-7) placed the private member bill to raise the maximum age to join the government service, but the JS rejected it by majority votes as Bablu refused to withdraw his bill. In the bill, Bablu said the age limit to enter the government services is 35 years to 55 years in 155 countries out of 192.

He said students had waged a movement demanding the age limit to be raised to 35 years. Responding to the bill, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said the entry and retirement age limits are now at logical level considering all the aspects.