Bangladesh Public Service Commission
বাংলাদেশ কর্ম কমিশন
Bangladesh Public Service Commission (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. It was formed by Section 137 of Part IX, Chapter II of the Constitution of Bangladesh.
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. For a while it used the Chummery House as its headquarters. It is responsible for holding Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Examinations and publishing its results.
Abbreviation | BPSC |
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Type | Governmental |
Legal status | Constitutional Body |
Purpose | Recruitment |
Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 23.7801°N 90.3754°E |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Chairman | Md Sohorab Hossain |
Secretary | Muhammad Abdul Hamid Jomaddar |
Website | www |