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43rd BCS candidates excluded from gazette demand inclusion, fresh notification 

Published : Friday, 3 January, 2025 at 12:00 AM  Count : 93
Staff Correspondent
The successful candidates excluded from the previous gazette of the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) have demanded a fresh gazette by January 5 to facilitate their joining by January 15 this year cancelling the gazette issued on December 30.

They made the demand at a press conference, organised under the banner of 'Gazetted Officer Candidates Excluded from the 43rd BCS', held on Thursday in front of Dhaka University's Central Library.

The government has explained its stance over the exclusion of the previously gazetted officers of 43rd BCS issuing a press release from the Ministry of Public Administration.

According to the release, the government has announced a review opportunity for 227 candidates from the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) recruitment process, who were temporarily deemed ineligible based on intelligence reports, while 40 gazetted officers were excluded due to absence in the physical test.

The excluded candidates claimed that on December 26, 2023, the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) recommended 2,163 candidates for 26 cadres.

Following investigations, these candidates were gazetted on October 15, with a joining date initially set for November 17, which was later deferred to January 1.

However, they said 222 candidates, including 168 listed in a second gazette issued on December 30, were ultimately excluded. 

Many of these excluded candidates have since become unemployed, they said.

In a written statement, Masuma Akter Sithi, one of the excluded candidates, said, "The exclusion of 222 candidates and their families from the gazette has left them socially marginalized, deeply disappointed, and confused. Achieving an egalitarian Bangladesh through the July Revolution requires a merit-based civil service. Despite being recommended and gazetted earlier, our exclusion from the reissued gazette is unjust and contradicts the principles of the July Revolution."

Masuma recounted their protest at the Secretariat, saying, "Yesterday (Wednesday), we went to the Secretariat amid strict security measures. Three representatives from our group were allowed inside, but no one met with us. While we submitted a petition, we are yet to receive any response."

"We have no political affiliations or criminal records. Despite this, we were excluded from the gazette without explanation, leaving us feeling utterly helpless," she said.

Shah Mohammad Raihan Mia, another excluded candidate recommended for the Education Cadre shared his frustration saying, "Our initial verification occurred under the previous government, and our first gazette included all of us after re-verification under the current government. Yet, we were later excluded without any clear reason."

Meanwhile, Public Administration Ministry press release issued in this regard stated that the BPSC had initially recommended 2,163 candidates for appointment on January 25, 2024, under Rule 4 of the BCS Recruitment Rules, 1981. The recommendations followed preliminary character verification by the Special Branch of Bangladesh Police and deputy commissioners.

Out of the recommended candidates, 40 failed to attend the mandatory medical examination, and 59 were temporarily deemed ineligible based on intelligence reports.


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