Bangladesh_Public_Service_Commission
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]
| Abbreviation | BPSC |
|---|---|
| Type | Governmental |
| Legal status | Constitutional Body |
| Purpose | Recruitment |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 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 |
| Website | www |
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]
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)
| 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 |
- "Who We Are". bpsc.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- 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.
- "Bangladesh Public Service Commission". Banglapedia. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- "Chummery House". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- "Listen to them!". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- "Previous Chairmen". Bangladesh Public Service Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "Dr. Muhammed Sadique". Bangladesh Public Service Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2019.