Govt appoints 96 more candidates from 27th BCS after 21 years

The government has appointed 96 more
candidates from the 27th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination to
different cadres after a long delay.
The Ministry of Public Administration
issued a gazette notification in this regard today (13 May).
According to the notification, the
appointments were made based on recommendations by the Bangladesh Public
Service Commission on 5 November 2025.
The newly appointed officers will join entry-level posts in various BCS cadres
under the National Pay Scale-2015, with salaries ranging from Tk22,000 to
Tk53,060.
Among the appointments, 48 candidates
were recruited as assistant commissioners under the administration cadre, 13 as
assistant superintendents of police, four as assistant tax commissioners, four
as assistant surgeons, and two as assistant secretaries in the foreign affairs
cadre.
Appointments were also made to audit
and accounts, Ansar, customs and excise, cooperatives, food, family planning,
information, railway transport and commercial, agriculture, general education,
forest, roads and highways, and public works cadres.
The notification said the officers
must undergo foundation training at the Bangladesh Public Administration
Training Centre or other government-designated institutions, followed by a
two-year probation period.
It also said appointees must sign a bond on a Tk300 non-judicial stamp,
committing to repay training expenses if they resign during probation or within
three years after completing it.
Under the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1979, appointees must submit
declarations of their movable and immovable assets at the time of joining
service.
The appointments will take
retrospective effect from the date of the first recruitment notification of
their batch to protect seniority, although no arrears or financial benefits
will be provided.
The officers have been instructed to
join their respective workplaces by 18 May 2026.
The 27th BCS examination was held in
2005.
In 2007, the caretaker government
cancelled the first viva voce results over allegations of widespread question
leaks and irregularities, and conducted a second round of oral examinations.
A total of 1,137 candidates who had
passed the first viva were excluded in the second round, after which they
launched legal battles.















