A total of 162 candidates who were previously excluded from the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) recruitment due to negative intelligence reports have now been appointed to various cadres following a reconsideration of their applications.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued the recruitment order on Tuesday, directing the newly appointed officers to report to their respective cadre-controlling ministries or offices by June 1.
Unless further instructions are provided by the respective ministries, all appointees must assume their duties by that date. Failure to join within the stipulated time will be considered a refusal of the appointment, and the recruitment order will be rendered void, the ministry stated.
Earlier, on October 15 last year, nearly 10 months after the Public Service Commission (PSC) made its recommendations, the ministry appointed 2,064 candidates to different cadres. However, the PSC had initially recommended a total of 2,163 candidates.
Subsequently, on December 30, the previous appointment order was cancelled, and a new notification was issued, appointing 1,896 candidates. This led to protests from those who were excluded.
At that time, the Ministry of Public Administration stated that 227 candidates were left out of the gazette based on recommendations from intelligence agencies.
The ministry later announced that any of the excluded individuals could apply for reconsideration.
