The government is likely to approve the creation of over 5,500 new posts across various ministries and agencies today, following proposals submitted by at least 10 ministries and divisions, officials said.

Senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration will provide further details at a press conference around 1:00pm

From now on, jobseekers have to pay commission and value-added tax on top of the application fee when applying for different government jobs online.

A total of 15,708 candidates have passed the preliminary test of the 44th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.

The public administration ministry has reprimanded Senior Assistant Secretary Sarwoer Alam as a minor punishment for making a comment on Facebook after not being promoted to deputy secretary.

A former family chauffeur was recently suspended from his beloved 'government job'.

Saudi Arabia appoints a housing minister with a background as a real estate developer, strengthening a trend towards giving top government jobs to people from the private sector as the kingdom grapples with economic and social welfare issues.