Bangladesh Public Service Commission Explained

Bangladesh Public Service Commission
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Abbreviation:	BPSC
Type:	Governmental
Status:	Constitutional Body
Purpose:	Recruitment
Headquarters:	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coords:	23.7801°N 90.3754°W
Region Served:	Bangladesh
Language:	Bengali
Leader Title:	Chairman
Leader Name:	Md Sohorab Hossain
Leader Title2:	Secretary
Leader Name2:	Muhammad Abdul Hamid Jomaddar

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সরকারী কর্ম কমিশন) is a quasi-judicial constitutional body established in 1972. The commission is responsible for the recruitment of civil service servants in the Bangladesh government.^[1] It was formed under Section 137 of Part IX, Chapter II of the Constitution of Bangladesh.^[2]

History

The commission started as a public service commission in 1926 during British India. It was later known as the East Pakistan Public Service Commission after the partition of India. After the Independence of Bangladesh it was established as the Bangladesh Public Service Commission in 1972.^[3] For a while it used the Chummery House as its headquarters.^[4] It is responsible for holding Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Examinations and publishing its results.^[5]

Chairpersons

List of chairpersons:^[6]

• A. Q. M. Bazlul Karim (15 May 1972 – 15 December 1977)
• Mohiuddin Ahmed (25 May 1972 – 14 December 1977)
• M. Moydul Islam (22 December 1977 – 21 December 1982)
• Faiz Uddin Ahmed (22 December 1982 – 31 May 1986)
• S. M. Al Hussaini (1 June 1986 – 1 May 1991)
• Iajuddin Ahmed (14 September 1991 – 31 January 1993)
• S. M. A. Foyaz (1 March 1993 – 5 March 1998)
• Md. Mustafa Chowdhury (25 March 1998 - 23 January 2002)
• Z. N. Tahomida Begum (9 May 2002 – 7 May 2007)
• Saadat Husain (9 May 2007 – 23 November 2011)
• A. T. Ahmedul Huq Chowdhury (27 November 2011 – 20 December 2013)
• Ikram Ahmed (24 December 2013 – 13 April 2016)
• Muhammed Sadique (2 May 2016 – 18 September 2020)^[7]
• Mohammed Sohrab Hossain (21 September 2020 – present)

Current Commission

Current Commission!Name!Service!Designation!Term Started

Md. Sohrab Hossain	BCS Admin	Chairman	21 September 2020
S. M. Ghulam Faruque	BCS Admin	Member	15 September 2019
Faiz Ahmed	BCS Admin	Member	7 January 2020
O N Siddiqa Khanam	BCS Admin	Member	25 February 2020
M. Shameem Ahsan	BCS Foreign	Member	4 October 2020
Dr. Uttam Kumar Saha	Neurologist	Member	9 January 2021
Zahid ur Rashid	Engineer	Member	28 January 2021
Dr. Mubina Khondkar	Academician	Member	7 February 2022
Dr. Delwar Hossain	Academician	Member	7 February 2022
K M Ali Azam	BCS Admin	Member	4 November 2022
Md. Khalilur Rahman	BCS Admin	Member	11 January 2023
Dr. Syed Md. Golam Faruk	BCS Education	Member	11 January 2023
Md. Maksudur Rahman Patwary	BCS Admin	Member	17 May 2023
Helal Uddin Ahmed	BCS Admin	Member	17 May 2023
Mosammat Nazmanara Khanum	BCS Admin	Member	17 May 2023
Md. Shafiqul Islam	BCS Police	Member	17 May 2023

Notes and References

1. Web site: Who We Are. bpsc.gov.bd. 23 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215841/http://www.bpsc.gov.bd/platform/node/10.bpsc2012.pml. 2016-03-03. dead.
2. Web site: Establishment of commissions. Constitution of Bangladesh. bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. People's Republic of Bangladesh. Part IX, Chapter II, Section 137. 2016-09-20.
3. Web site: Bangladesh Public Service Commission. Banglapedia. 23 February 2016.
4. Web site: Chummery House . Banglapedia. 2017-07-13.
5. News: Listen to them!. The Daily Star. 23 February 2016.
6. Web site: Previous Chairmen . Bangladesh Public Service Commission . 2 June 2019.
7. Web site: Dr. Muhammed Sadique . Bangladesh Public Service Commission . 2 June 2019.