Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The government has brought about a major change to the public sector recruitment process as a provision has been added stating that any candidate previously selected for or currently working in a cadre or service will not be recommended for that same cadre again in future BCS examinations.

The Bangladesh Civil Service (Age, Eligibility, and Examination for Direct Recruitment) Rules, 2014, have been amended to implement this, according to a gazette notification published by the Ministry of Public Administration on Tuesday.

The notice said the government made the decision based on Section 59 of the Public Service Act, 2018, and Article 140(2) of the Constitution, in consultation with the Public Service Commission (PSC) a...