Probe ongoing into alleged corruption in BCS recruitment during AL's tenure: State minister

State Minister
for Public Administration Md Abdul Bari said that the Anti-Corruption
Commission (ACC) along with other law enforcement agencies, are investigating
allegations of corruption and politicisation in Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS)
recruitment during the Awami League government's tenure.
He made the remarks responding to a written
question from Pabna-5 lawmaker Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas during a
question-and-answer session on the 15th day of the Parliament's first session
this morning (16 April).
The state minister clarified that over the last
16 years, some 12 officials of the BCS administration cadre were sent into
forced retirement, 39 were dismissed from service, and 564 officials were made
officers on special duty (OSD).
"Allegations of
irregularities and political bias in the BCS recruitments during that period
are under investigation. Necessary steps will be taken in line with the law
once the probe and recommendations are finalised," he stated.
Abdul Bari also informed the House that the
government has adopted short, medium, and long-term plans to fill vacant posts
in the state. Under the initiative, recruitment processes will be completed for
2,879 posts within six months, 4,459 posts within one year, and 3,110 posts
over five years.
He shared the information in response to a
starred question from Chattogram-13 lawmaker Sarwar Jamal Nizam.
Bari said letters have been sent to relevant
ministries and divisions seeking updated data on vacancies and recruitment
progress as part of efforts to ensure transparency and accelerate the hiring of
five lakh government employees.
According to the Statistics of Public Servants 2024, based on data updated
until 31 December 2023, the total number of vacant posts in the country stands
at 4,68,220.
Of these, some 68,884 vacancies are in grades
1-9, some 1,29,166 in grades 10-12, and 1,46,799 in grades 13-16 with 1,15,235
in grades 17-20 and 8,136 in honorary, fixed-pay, and contractual positions.















