Online Desk: The maximum age limit for recruitment in government jobs should be extended to 35 years, leader of the opposition in parliament and chief patron of Jatiya Party Begum Raushan Ershad has said. “The age limit for recruitment of government jobs should be increased from 30 to 35 years. The age limit to enter government service is 35 to 59 years in 162 countries of the world,” she said in a statement on Sunday.

The opposition leader said, “Generally it takes 28 years to complete the academic activities. It is regrettable that frustration arises among the job-seeking students when they cannot get scope to compete for government services even after 30 years of study.”

The number of unemployed youths stands over 26 lakh in the country, said Raushan. She urged the government to take steps to resolve the unemployment crisis as soon as possible.