Age limit extended by 39 months for some govt jobs

The government has extended the age limit by 39 months for candidates for direct recruitment to government jobs except for Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination due to the impact of Covid-19. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Thursday

As per the notification, job seekers who reached the highest age limit on March 25, 2020 can apply at government offices – including ministries, departments and subordinate offices, autonomous and nationalised institutions – that were unable to issue recruitment circular due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

They can apply for government job circulars issued until June 30, 2023.

The secretaries of all ministries and departments have been requested to take necessary action in the matter.

According to Public Administration Ministry, the government offices could not publish any recruitment circular in recent months due to the pandemic. During this period, many aspirants have become ineligible for government jobs due to the prevailing age restrictions.

However, job applicants have been pushing for the age restriction to be raised from 30 to 35.