Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has voiced full support for raising the age limit for joining public service to 35 years from 30 years as the measure would be logical, said job seekers Monday after visiting the home of the interim government head.

Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury, who is tasked with reviewing the issue, even told the job seekers that a government notification could be issued as early as Monday if they wanted, but necessary procedures must be followed in such matters.

Abdul Muyeed’s committee would make recommendations to the government for raising the age limit after seven days. Abdul Muyeed is also the chief of public administration reform commission, and was a former adviser to caretaker government.

However, the job seekers have decided to continue demonstrations until their demand of raising the age limit to 35 years is met, according to statements made by movement leaders Rasel Al Mahmud and Abdullah Al Mamun.

The demonstrations would be held peacefully in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh in the capital, they said.

The leaders would meet with Abdul Muyeed’s committee and public administration ministry officials on Tuesday to discuss the matter. Outcome of the discussion would be published seven days later, Rasel Al Mahmud said after holding discussions at chief adviser’s home on Monday night.

On Monday night, a five-member team of the agitating demonstrators was allowed to enter chief adviser’s residence Jamuna to discuss the matter personally with Prof Yunus.

As Yunus was extremely tired, having returned from a hectic tour of New York and UN General Assembly, the team of protest leaders held hourlong talks with interim government advisers Nahid Islam and Asif Mahmud.

There Nahid and Asif assured the protest leaders of getting an audience with Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury the next day.

Though, Yunus could not hold discussions, he assured the protest leaders of fulfilling their “logical demand.”

Earlier, brief clashes erupted between hundreds of protesters, who were demanding raising the age limit, and police as the demonstrators tried to break through barricades to enter chief adviser’s residence.

Police fired tear gas and lobbed sound grenades to disperse the protesters, but they stood their ground. Finally, authorities accepted their application on meeting the chief adviser at his official residence.