Dhaka, April 20 -- The government is filling over 36,000 vacant posts at various ministries to bring back dynamism in public services, says State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain.

"We've taken an initiative in this regard following the Prime Minister's directive," he told UNB in an exclusive interview.

Farhad said they will approve the ministries' applications for filling vacant posts instantly. "Hopefully, we'll be able to fill them up very soon."

He also promised to do everything to bring back dynamism in the public administration, saying: "We've taken steps to make the administration dynamic to take the country to a middle-income status from a lower-income one."

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