6 PSC members’ appointments cancelled

The government has cancelled the appointment of six members of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC).

The public administration in this regard issued a circular on Monday.

The members who had their appointments cancelled were professor Shahnaz Sarker, Md Munir Hossain, Brigadier General (retd) AF Jaglul Ahmed, Md Mizanur Rahman, Sabbir Ahmed Chowdhury and professor Syeda Shahina Sobhan.

The circular said these six individuals did not take oath yet and the order on cancelation of their appointments was issued for public interest with immediate effect.

The government appointed these six new members to BPSC on 2 January, but BPSC sent a letter to the Office of the Registrar General of the Supreme Court seeking a postponement of their oath. Later, the Supreme Court suspended the oath-taking ceremony at BPSC's request.

A source at the BPSC said the oath-taking ceremony was suspended as the appointment of several new members drew criticism on social media because of the close acquaintance of several newly appointed members with the previous government.

With the latest omission, the number of the BPSC including the chairman is nine.