The university authorities have been violating the rule, leaders of Rajshahi Muktijoddah Sangsad alleged at a press conference at its office.

It was addressed by its district unit commander Nazrul Islam Khoka, city unit commander Nur Muhammad Penu, executive committee member Mustafizur Rahman and city unit member Shafiqul Islam.

They said though the university is an autonomous institution, its authorities never maintained the reserve quota.

Now, they are processing recruitment of around 700 officials and employees. In the advertisement, the university authorities did not mention anything regarding the reserve quota, they said.

Before advertisements, Muktijoddah Sangsad leaders met and urged the authorities to maintain the quota and they gave assurance but it was not kept, they told the press conference.

If the quota was followed, around 150 sons and daughters of freedom fighters would get jobs in different RU departments during the series of appointments earlier, they said.

Rajshahi Medical College authorities also flouted the rule but they were compelled to abide by rules after a legal battle, they said.

If the rules are not followed in next RU Syndicate meeting, the Sangsad will go for legal action they said.

The freedom fighters also urged authorities of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) to maintain the 30 per cent freedom fighters quota in recruitment.

When contacted later, Rajshahi University pro Vice-chancellor and recruitment committee chairman Prof Mamnunul Keramat admitted that the quota was not maintained earlier. "We will try to maintain the quota in future", he said.

Meanwhile, a source in the campus said, university authority has been implementing to legalise the controversial recruitment of 546 employees. The employees were recruited on the political consideration and in exchange of huge money.

Here the maintaining of freedom quota is absurd for the university authority.