Bangladesh Public Service Commission

Bangladesh Public Service Commission
Abbreviation BPSC
Type Governmental
Legal status Constitutional Body
Purpose Recruitment
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Chairman
 Dr Mohammad Sadik
Website Official website

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সরকারী কর্ম কমিশন) is quasi judicial constitutional body established in 1972. The commission is responsible for the recruitment of civil service servants in Bangladesh government.[1] It was formed by Section 137 of Part IX, Chapter II of the Constitution of Bangladesh.[2]

The commission started as public service commission in 1926 during British India, it was later Known as East Pakistan Public service commission after the partition of India. After the Independence of Bangladesh it was established as 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) Examination and publishing its results.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Who We Are". bpsc.gov.bd. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Constitution of Bangladesh. "Establishment of commissions". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh. pp. Part IX, Chapter II, Section 137. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Public Service Commission". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chummery House - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  5. ↑ "Listen to them!". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "34th BCS final results published". en.prothom-alo.com. Prothom Alo. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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