Bangladesh Public Service Commission
AbbreviationBPSC
TypeGovernmental
Legal statusConstitutional Body
PurposeRecruitment
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates23°46′48″N 90°22′31″E / 23.7801°N 90.3754°E / 23.7801; 90.3754
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Chairman
Md Sohorab Hossain
Secretary
Muhammad Abdul Hamid Jomaddar
Websitewww.bpsc.gov.bd

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 by 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
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

References

  1. "Who We Are". bpsc.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. Constitution of Bangladesh. "Establishment of commissions". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. People's Republic of Bangladesh. pp. Part IX, Chapter II, Section 137. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  3. "Bangladesh Public Service Commission". Banglapedia. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. "Chummery House". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  5. "Listen to them!". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. "Previous Chairmen". Bangladesh Public Service Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. "Dr. Muhammed Sadique". Bangladesh Public Service Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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