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Bangladesh Public Service Commission

constitutional · verified (verified 2026-05-17)

Profile

Head
Prof. Dr. Mobasser Monem
Role
Chairman
Annual budget
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Staff
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Established
1972
Legal basis
Constitution of Bangladesh, Articles 137-141 (Part IX, Chapter II); originally established by President's Order No. 34 of 1972, reconstituted as a single commission by President's Proclamation effective 22 December 1977; President's Order No. 25 of 1973 formalised the constitutional commissions

Actively implementing the 'One BCS, One Year' Master Calendar reform: 46th BCS concluded (1,457 recommended, February 2026), 47th BCS viva Phase 1 under way (May-June 2026), 45th BCS finalised November 2025 (1,807 recommended). The commission has cleared the inherited exam backlog from the pre-October-2024 period and is targeting completion of each full BCS cycle within 12 months. The BCS (Administration) cadre operates under its established designation as the Bangladesh Administrative Service; no formal gazette renaming has been gazetted as of verification date.

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Provenance & notes

BPSC is a constitutional body under Articles 137-141 of the Bangladesh Constitution. Its most important characteristic is constitutional (not statutory) grounding. Established by President's Order No. 34 of 1972; merged into a single commission effective 22 December 1977. Chairman Prof. Dr. Mobasser Monem (Dhaka University, Governance and Public Management) was appointed 9 October 2024 and took oath 15 October 2024 under Article 138(1); his term is five years or until age 65, whichever is earlier. The reconstituted commission (October 2024) cleared the inherited BCS examination backlog within its first 13 months, completing two special BCS examinations in roughly three months each. 45th BCS: circular issued 30 November 2022, final result published 26 November 2025, 1,807 recommended for cadre posts against 2,309 advertised vacancies. 46th BCS: final result published 8 February 2026, 1,457 recommended against 3,140 advertised posts. 47th BCS: viva Phase 1 running 11 May - 10 June 2026 (2,570 general cadre candidates). The 'One BCS, One Year' Master Calendar reform targets completion of each full BCS cycle within 12 months; UNDP Bangladesh and Switzerland provided technical support. No formal gazette renaming of the BCS (Administration) cadre was located in primary sources as of 17 May 2026; the cadre's informal designation 'Bangladesh Administrative Service' (BAS) predates the current commission. Annual budget and staff count not disaggregated in publicly available sources.

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