Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS)

Govt to expedite hiring of 40,000 for public sector

The government has decided to expedite the recruitment of 6,000 doctors, 30,000 assistant primary teachers, and 3,500 nurses to urgently address the rising number of vacancies in key public sector positions.
20 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Civil service 2.0: A prototype for reform

Although a lot can be said about the civil service obsession of the people in general, it is one of the guaranteed pathways towards upward mobility in Bangladesh.
3 February 2025, 05:00 AM

Secretariat fire demands answers and action

How can such a vital government establishment be so unsafe?
27 December 2024, 17:04 PM

Civil service unrest over reform proposals is unacceptable

Disgruntled officers must help in the administrative reform process
25 December 2024, 07:40 AM

Resolve the uncertainty over public job exams

Rescheduling stalled exams, reforming recruitment process crucial
27 September 2024, 14:07 PM

A waste of knowledge and public resources

Why are medical, engineering graduates opting for BCS general cadre?
23 June 2024, 04:00 AM

Doctors, engineers grab a third of civil admin jobs

The general cadre jobs in the civil service have become so lucrative that even medical and engineering graduates are queuing up for them, giving up careers in the two highly specialised fields.
21 June 2024, 18:00 PM

BCS has turned into a two-edged sword for jobseekers

Why are public service exams still plagued by delays at every stage?
12 May 2024, 15:45 PM

Backlog of BCS exams must be cleared

The backlog is causing trouble for candidates and the nation as a whole
23 May 2023, 17:59 PM

Akbar Ali Khan: A versatile scholar bureaucrat

Akbar Ali Khan is no more. His passing leaves a deep chasm in the intellectual firmament of Bangladesh.
10 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Punished for Facebook comment: No promotion for Sarwoer Alam in next 1 year

Public Administration Ministry has reprimanded well-known former Rab Magistrate Sarwoer Alam over a Facebook comment he had made after being deprived of promotion to the post of deputy secretary.
6 May 2022, 14:02 PM

38th BCS final result today

The final results of the 38th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations will be published today.
30 June 2020, 06:38 AM

Govt asked to appoint 27 BCS candidates within 60 days

The High Court directs the government to appoint 27 candidates, who passed the 34th and 35th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams, but were not given appointments.
28 January 2020, 09:20 AM

Quota Reform: Now and What Next?

There have been attacks on the quota reformists by the student activists of ruling Awami League all over the country.
18 July 2018, 12:34 PM

An unrealistic quota system

While the BCS examinees and students of various public universities and colleges across the country have been demonstrating on the streets demanding reforms in the existing quota system in Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations, some groups of freedom fighters' children have also been protesting, but clearly, for the opposite reason.
4 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Reform government job quota system, says student rights body

A student rights group will organise a protest programme at all educational institutions across the country on Thursday demanding a reformation of existing quota system in various government recruitment process including BCS (Bangladesh Civil Service) examinations.
17 February 2018, 07:22 AM

37 BCS exams circular issued

The Public Service Commission (PSC) publishes circular of the 37th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exam.
29 February 2016, 13:09 PM