3,956 candidates per post, 1.2 million apply for 312 social worker jobs

Analysts say government service offers unparalleled stability. Regular salary, pension and upcoming revised pay structures make it a highly attractive option compared to the volatility of the private sector. Abdul Awal Majumdar, a former secretary to the government and former rector of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center (BPATC), told Prothom Alo that government jobs […]

No cut in car allowance of government officials; 50,000 taka to remain in place

Although the Finance Ministry proposed reducing the vehicle maintenance allowance on July 9, the Finance Division sent a letter to the Public Administration Ministry on Thursday afternoon asking it not to take any further action on the proposal. As a result, the monthly vehicle maintenance allowance will remain at Tk50,000. Meanwhile, an inter-ministerial meeting of […]

47th BCS: Results will not be published this month; Candidates are demanding increase in posts

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Professor Mobaser Monem said that the oral examinations for the 47th BCS have been completed. The Commission is currently carrying out the final verification process and compilation of marks. He said the PSC is expected to publish the final results within the first week of July. Meanwhile, candidates appearing […]

Finance Minister hopeful that increase in salaries of public servants will reduce corruption.

The press conference was attended by Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Iqbal Hassan Mahmood; Health Minister, Shakhawat Hossain Bokul; Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Zaheer Uddin Swapan; Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Aminur Rasheed; Education Minister, Ehsanul Haq Milan; Minister of State for Planning, Zoneid Saki; Mahdi Amin, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s […]