47th BCS preliminary test on Jun 27
47th BCS preliminary test on Jun 27

The preliminary test for the 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination will be held on June 27. According to a notification from the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC), the exam will be conducted simultaneously in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Khulna, Barishal, Sylhet, Rangpur, and...

46th BCS: Written exams to begin May 8
46th BCS: Written exams to begin May 8

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) has published the schedule of written exams for the 46th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination. A notification signed by PSC examination controller (Cadre) Masuma Afrin on Monday stated that the BCS written examinations will start on May 8....

Govt proposes raising age limit for doctors in BCS exam to 34
Govt proposes raising age limit for doctors in BCS exam to 34

A proposal has been given to increase the age limit for doctors appearing in the BCS examination from 32 to 34 years, said Prof Sayedur Rahman, special assistant at the Ministry of Health on Thursday. The government has decided to recruit 2,000 doctors through a special Bangladesh Civil Service...

Doctor’s strike suspended following assurance from govt
Doctor’s strike suspended following assurance from govt

The BCS (Health) Cadre Specialist Doctors Forum has decided to suspend their strike for 12 weeks after receiving an assurance from Dr. Sayedur Rahman, the Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor. Dr. Sayedur Rahman visited the Dhaka Medical College Hospital at 10:30 AM today to address the concerns...

BCS doctors to boycott duties for two-hours from today
BCS doctors to boycott duties for two-hours from today

Specials doctors from the BCS health cadre will observe two-hour work abstentions for three days from today demanding proper promotions and fair payments based on promotions. The movement will continue till Monday, and if their two-point demand is not met by then, the doctors will start...

Order to reinstate jobs of 1,137 excluded candidates from 27th BCS
Order to reinstate jobs of 1,137 excluded candidates from 27th BCS

The Appellate Division has ordered the reinstatement of jobs for 1,137 candidates who were deprived of employment in the 27th BCS exams nearly 17 years ago. After the appeal hearing on Thursday, the verdict was issued by a five-judge bench led by Chief Justice Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed. Senior...

Commission's recommendations on BCS exam
Commission's recommendations on BCS exam

The Public Administration Reform Commission has made several recommendations regarding the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination. It has provided a roadmap starting from the BCS exam to appointment process. Additionally, it has proposed a redistribution of marks for fundamental subjects and...

BCSA demand reduction of bank interest rate, electricity bills
BCSA demand reduction of bank interest rate, electricity bills

The cold storage owners demanded for reducing the bank interest rate and electricity bills, aiming to reduce the storage rent while preserving potato. Besides, they demanded that the cold storage industry be declared an agro-based industry to safeguard potato farmers. They made the demand on...

Commission to recommend replacing word ‘cadre’ with ‘service’
Commission to recommend replacing word ‘cadre’ with ‘service’

The Public Administration Reform Commission is going to make more than 200 recommendations, including the removal of word cadre in BCS in future. Several members of the commission confirmed this matter to Bangladesh Pratidin that there is also a proposal to reduce the number of cadre. The...

44th BCS viva voce to begin Feb 9
44th BCS viva voce to begin Feb 9

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Monday announced the schedule for the viva voce of the candidates, who passed the 44th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) written examination, set to begin on February 9. A total of 900 candidates in general, technical and professional cadres will...

BCS cadres eye on reform commission report
BCS cadres eye on reform commission report

BCS Cadres eye on much talked report of the Public Administration Reform Commission. Not only the cadres, but also non-cadre officers are paying their interest on the reports findings and recommendations. There are various discussions going on about whether the inter-cadre crisis will increase...

"Most excluded 43rd BCS candidates to rejoin; dearness allowance coming soon"
"Most excluded 43rd BCS candidates to rejoin; dearness allowance coming soon"

The majority of the 267 candidates excluded from the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) recruitment process are expected to rejoin their jobs, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Dr Md Mokhlesur Rahman stated. The investigation has been completed, and we are working to...

Physicians issue one-week ultimatum demanding increase in BCS age limit
Physicians issue one-week ultimatum demanding increase in BCS age limit

Physicians have given the government a one-week ultimatum demanding an increase in the age limit for BCS applications. Although the age limit for general students has been increased by two years to 32, the previous age limit for doctors applications remained the same. It was announced to...

Meeting about excluded candidates Thursday
Meeting about excluded candidates Thursday

The Ministry of Public Administration will hold a meeting for the reconsideration of the applications of 227 candidates who were excluded from the 43rd BCS (Bangladesh Civil Service) examination, reports UNB. The meeting will be held on January 9 at 11:30 am chaired by the Senior Secretary of...

What Sarjis Alam says about elimination of 267 candidates in 43rd BCS
What Sarjis Alam says about elimination of 267 candidates in 43rd BCS

The exclusion of 267 candidates following the re-verification process of the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination has sparked significant debate. Sarjis Alam, General Secretary of the July Smriti Foundation, addressed the issue in a detailed Facebook post, raising critical concerns about...