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Published : 09 Jan 2025, 04:42 PM
Public Administration Senior Secretary Md Mokhlesur Rahman has said a move will be made to recruit a section of those who were previously excluded from the 43rd BCS exams.
The assessment will be based on the applicants’ "history of criminal records, anti-state activities, expulsion from college or universities or hidden crimes that came to light”, he said on Thursday.
“Apart from them, it’s only a procedural matter, but they will get [approval],” Mokhlesur said.
The secretary said a fresh recruitment list will be published in the next “two to three days”.
As many as 227 individuals were excluded on Dec 30 as their re-evaluation reports were negative, along with the 40 who had missed the health check among the 2,163 applicants initially recommended by the Bangladesh Public Service Commission for the 43rd BCS.
A revised notification was then issued, confirming the appointment of 1,896 candidates.
Since then, the excluded applicants – who had passed the examination previously – have held various programmes and protests to demand that they be reinstated. On Sunday, the group collectively appealed to the secretary of public administration to reconsider their appointments.
A representative from the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence, or DGFI, a representative from National Security Intelligence, or NSI, and the additional secretary of the Appointment, Promotion, and Deputation Wing attended a meeting on the matter.
Following Thursday’s meeting, the secretary said, “A summary on those who were selected today will be sent to the chief advisor, and on to the president. A notice will be issued by the ministry’s new recruitment section once the file is received from there.”
Mokhlesur mentioned that the matter was being given the “highest priority”.
On Jan 25, 2024, the Bangladesh Public Service Commission had provisionally nominated 2,163 candidates for recruitment to various cadres through the 43rd BCS examination.
These 2,163 applicants were processed through a pre-screening by the Special Branch of the police and deputy commissioners of the relevant districts. Forty did not attend their health examination and 59 were temporarily dropped due to the agency reports, leaving 2,064 to receive appointments in a notice issued on Oct 15.
The notice raised questions from several quarters about the legitimacy of the recruitment. In order to re-establish trust and confidence in the recruitment process, to clear away criticism, and allow recruited candidates to start work with a clean image, it was decided that the NSI and DGFI would conduct a further screening through a re-evaluation of the candidates was conducted through intelligence agencies.
Accordingly, objections and lack of recommendations were reported against 227 applicants, who were declared temporarily unsuitable for appointment. Further scrutiny and inquiry was recommended in their cases. The 40 candidates who did not take their medical examination were dropped.
However, the notice stated that if any of the 227 excluded applied for reconsideration, the matter would be looked into.
