The National Citizen Party has submitted a 15-point proposal to the Public Service Commission regarding the ongoing BCS exams.
Meanwhile, Hasnat Abdullah, the party鈥檚 southern region chief organiser, expressed concerns over the public administration ministry鈥檚 handling of the process.
On Sunday, NCP south region chief organiser Hasnat Abdullah, joint convener Monira Sharmin, and joint member secretary Mohammad Miraz Mia submitted the proposal to the PSC chairman Mobasser Monem.
Talking to reporters after the meeting, Hasnat alleged that while the PSC has been seeking financial and administrative autonomy, the public administration ministry is 鈥榓cting like a bully鈥� across the system.
He accused the ministry of lacking any proper plan for job seekers, saying, 鈥楢fter the July movement, bureaucrats have secured the most benefits, but they have no roadmap for the unemployed graduates.鈥�
鈥業 think the current bureaucrats are out of touch with reality,鈥� Hasnat remarked.
Calling for reform in the public administration ministry to resolve existing complications, he said, 鈥榃e proposed reforms for the ministry, but found a clear reluctance to act. Files there move from one table to another for six months without progress.鈥�
Hasnat also criticised the lack of coordination between the ministry and the PSC. 鈥楯ob seekers don鈥檛 even feature in the ministry鈥檚 priority list - they鈥檙e completely sidelined,鈥� he said.
Citing bureaucratic delays, he noted that the Public Administration Ministry had sent a requisition for 430 posts to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Office on June 19 for the 44th BCS, but despite the results being published, 鈥榝ive months have gone by without any resolution.鈥�
Hasnat, however, acknowledged the PSC鈥檚 sincerity regarding the BCS process, saying, 鈥楾he service rules need to be amended, and that authority lies with the public administration ministry.鈥�
The NCP proposed that the PSC should send a letter to the chief adviser requesting speedy implementation of the 2023 Non-Cadre Rules amendment for the benefit of candidates, with adjustments starting from the 43rd BCS; expedite recommendations for non-cadre posts of the 43rd BCS as per the requisitions received from the Public Administration Ministry; reissue the 44th BCS results this week, including an increase of 870 posts, and ensure gazette publication within this year as it has been pending for the longest time; Accelerate the amendment of the 2023 Non-Cadre Rules and continue recommending the maximum number of non-cadre appointments from the ongoing 43rd-47th BCS exams; Include 43rd BCS non-cadre candidates previously recommended as Grade-12 head teachers in new circulars based on merit; Update viva attendance sheets of the 45th BCS to show viva marks as 100; Ensure transparency by publishing preliminary, written, and viva scores; allow candidates to view their final mark sheets on the website using registration or roll numbers; complete police verification within one month to reduce procedural delays; conclude each BCS cycle within a calendar year; maintain a panel system for special BCS exams in education and health sectors; reduce discrepancies in viva marks across boards by introducing fixed evaluation categories - such as language proficiency, subject knowledge, cadre preference, current affairs, state policy understanding, and overall aptitude; announce the written exam schedule at least 50 days in advance of the preliminary test or maintain a minimum two-month gap; cross-check final results to ensure fairness so that no candidate receives a lower cadre than deserved - as done by previous commissions; and conduct PSC-administered exams on a grade-based system.