475,001 govt posts vacant; ministry issues directive for recruitment

The Ministry of Public Administration has directed the relevant ministries, departments, and organisations to take immediate steps to fill 475,001 vacant posts in government service.

The ministry sent a letter to the authorities concerned with detailed instructions regarding this recruitment today (2 December).

According to the letter, the government currently has 475,001 approved vacant positions. Recently, the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) announced a recruitment circular through the 47th BCS examination to fill 3,688 of these vacancies. The BPSC focuses on recruiting first-class non-cadre officers and second-class officers to a limited scale."

However, other vacant positions require recruitment by the respective ministries, departments, subordinate offices, organisations, corporations, or companies, said the letter.

The letter mentioned the interim government's commitment to fulfilling public expectations and reducing unemployment among educated youth.

The letter also asked the authorities to provide detailed information on their current recruitment activities within 15 working days.