'40th BCS recruitment to be on merit'

Bangladesh Public Service Commission chairman Muhammad Sadiq on Thursday said the recruitment through the 40th BCS will be done based on merit, not quota, reports UNB.

"The quota system won't be applicable in the recruitment," he told UNB adding that it was mentioned in the circular of the 40th BCS that the cadres will be appointed on merit basis.

Sadiq, however, said the quota system will be there in the recruitment of the 39th special BCS and other examinations as those are already under process.

The 40th BCS application process began on 30 September and will continue till 15 November.

The government has issued a gazette notification on Thursday abolishing the existing quota system in the recruitment process of the first and second class government jobs.