Dhaka:The government has announced a plan to recruit approximately 500,000 public servants in a bid to fill vacant positions across various ministries, directorates, and government offices in the country. This initiative aims to address the current shortfall of 521,922 vacant posts as disclosed by State Minister for Public Administration Md Abdul Bari in Parliament.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the state minister provided this information while answering a question from ruling party lawmaker Khairul Kabir Khokon of the Narsingdi-1 constituency. The discussion took place with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, presiding over the session. The vacancies were identified based on the latest manpower data as of June 30, 2025, detailed in the "Statistics of Public Servants-2025" report.
The government has implemented short, medium, and long-term action plans spanning six months, one year, and five years to address these vacancies. The Ministry of Public Administration has reached out to other ministries and divisions to update their recruitment activities and status of vacant posts. These entities have been urged to develop time-bound action plans to promptly publish recruitment notices and complete the hiring process.
The state minister also mentioned that recruitment processes have already commenced in the Ministry of Public Administration and several other ministries and divisions. Addressing a supplementary question, Bari assured that any allegations of irregularities in previous recruitment processes would be reviewed, and necessary actions would be taken. Vacant posts resulting from such actions will be filled based on merit and qualifications.
In response to another query from NCP lawmaker Abul Hasnat of Cumilla-4, Bari stated that information on government recruitment activities is updated biannually. He confirmed that recruitment processes are ongoing at both district and central levels, including the Bangladesh Public Service Commission. The Ministry of Public Administration is currently compiling recruitment-related information from various government offices, with plans to consolidate this data by the end of the year and report back to Parliament on the number of recruits during the period.