The High Court on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to allow MBBS graduate Debasish Biswas and nine others to apply for the 48th BCS (Special) Examination by relaxing the standard age limit of 32.
The bench of Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Foyej Ahmed issued the directive for the ministry of public administration and the Bangladesh Public Service Commission after hearing a writ petition filed by the 10 medical graduates.
The preliminary exam is scheduled for July 18.
Regarding teachers鈥� recruitment, meanwhile, the Appellate Division upheld a High Court order, allowing 65 candidates who passed the Non-Government Teachers鈥� Registration and Certification Authority exams to apply for recruitment.
Debasish Biswas and nine others in a writ petition challenged a government circular issued on May 29, 2025, which removed the previous two-year age relaxation for MBBS and BDS degree holders.
The court asked the Directorate General of Health Services and BPSC to explain in four weeks why imposing a uniform age limit for all candidates鈥攄espite longer course durations for medical students鈥攕hould not be declared discriminatory and illegal.
Lawyer Saqeb Mahbub, who represented the petitioners, argued that unlike general students, medical and dental graduates required more time to complete their degrees, and the earlier provision of a 32-year age limit was justified.
The recent changes ignored this educational reality, he also argued.
Regarding the 65 candidates who passed the Non-Government Teachers鈥� Registration and Certification Authority exams, the Appellate Division upheld a High Court order, allowing them to apply online for recruitment under the sixth phase of teacher appointment.
A chamber judge of the Appellate Division, Justice Md Rezaul Haque, passed 鈥榥o order鈥� on the NTRCA chairman鈥檚 petition seeking leave to appeal, effectively clearing the way for the High Court verdict to stand.
On Tuesday, the High Court bench led by Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Foyej Ahmed directed the authorities to accept the e-applications of the 65 candidates, relaxing the age limit, in line with a government decision taken on June 16, 2025.
The candidates had qualified at all stages鈥擬CQ, written and viva voce鈥攐f the 2023 registration exams. However, due to delays in the recruitment process, many of them crossed the age limit of 35 by the time the government issued the final notification for online applications on June 11, 2025. The court found it unjust to bar them from applying, especially when they had already cleared all assessments.
Referring to an ongoing protest by those who emerged unsuccessful in the 18th NTRCA registration exams, petitioners鈥� lawyer Mohammad Kamal Hossain told 抖阴精品 that some unsuccessful candidates were creating unrest to push their demand for getting NTRCA certificates even though they had failed to qualify.
In contrast, the successful candidates demanded immediate issuance of their certificates to move forward in the appointment process, the lawyer said.
