40th BCS non-cadres demand reinstatement of previous appointment policy

Non-cadre candidates of 40th BCS formed a human chain today, demanding reinstatement of previous appointment policies of Public Service Commission and repeal of new procedure for non-cadre appointment.

The human chain was formed at the base of Anti-terrorism Raju Sculpture on Dhaka University campus at 10:30 am today.

Non-cadre candidates from different places of the country, including students of Dhaka University, joined the human chain expressing solidarity.

At the human chain, they made a six point-demand. The demands are: to repeal the new appointment policy for non-cadres of 40th-44th BCS, to provide all posts of 40th BCS non-cadres which have been provided to the 36th-38th BCS non-cadres, to appoint the highest number of non-cadres who have been on the waiting list, to appoint non-cadres following the appointment policies of 34th to 38th BCS (non-cadre), and more.

The candidates said that after the appointment of the cadre posts in the last few BCS, PSC recommended the appointment of the remaining candidates as non-cadre on the basis of merit until the results of the new BCS are published.

However, according to the new rules, in case of the ongoing 40th, 41st, 43rd and 44th BCS, the demand for vacant posts will be reviewed and recommended for non-cadre posts.

They said that the decision to give desired posts to the next BCS candidates is illogical as their rights are being undermined.

They also said that following the process of the previous BCSs, the PSC sent letters to various ministries and departments asking for the list of vacant posts for recommendations for non-cadre posts in the 40th BCS. Meanwhile, the list of vacant posts has arrived in PSC, which was waiting to be published. But these posts are not allotted for 40th BCS now.

Mohammad Musa, a candidate of 40th BCS (non-cadre), said, “The new policy of PSC shall not be applicable for us. Because we have given the exam, following the then system and waited for years. The new policy of PSC could be applicable for 45th BCS candidate, not for us.”