Bangladesh Public Service Commission

For the commission in Bihar, India, see Bihar Public Service Commission.

Bangladesh Public Service Commission

Government Seal of Bangladesh
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	Mobasser Monem
Secretary	Muhammad Abdul Hamid Jomaddar
Website	www.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 under 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]

• 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 – 8 October 2024)[8]
• Mobasser Monem[9] (15 October 2024 - Present)

Current Commission

Current Commission

Name	Service	Designation	Term Started
Mobasser Monem		Chairman	9 October 2024
Nazmul Amin Majumdar	BCS Admin	Member	9 October 2024
M. Shameem Ahsan	BCS Foreign	Member	4 October 2020

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.
8. "PSC chairman resigns". The Daily Star. 8 October 2024.
9. "New PSC chairman, four members take oath". The Business Standard. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.