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:Mobasser Monem
Leader Title2:Secretary
Leader Name2:Muhammad Abdul Hamid Jomaddar

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (bn|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]

Current Commission

Current Commission!Name!Service!Designation!Term Started
Mobasser MonemChairman9 October 2024
Nazmul Amin MajumdarBCS AdminMember9 October 2024
M. Shameem AhsanBCS ForeignMember4 October 2020

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.
  8. News: PSC chairman resigns . The Daily Star . 8 October 2024 . en.
  9. News: New PSC chairman, four members take oath . 15 October 2024 . The Business Standard . 15 October 2024.