SANGSAD BHABAN – The government recruited 97, 504 officials over the last nine years as per recommendation of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission from January 2010 to December 2019.

Of them, a total of 30,301 officials were recruited in different cadre services. The BPSC recommended 67,203 people for recruiting in the non-cadre services during the period.

State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain informed the parliament on Monday (February 17) while replying to a starred question made by treasury bench lawmaker Manjur Hossain in the House with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.

Responding to a written question made by Jatiya Party lawmaker Md Rustum Ali Faraji, the state minister said according to the Ministry of Land till January 2020, there are 149 vacant posts of Assistant commissioner (land) across the country.

A total of 84 officials have been attached to the Ministry of Land through a circular issued by Public Administration Ministry on January 27, 2020, Farhad said.

BDST: 1905 HRS, FEB 17, 2020

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