Over 3.55 lakh govt posts remain vacant

State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain on Monday said now the country has a vacant of 3,55,854 posts in different government offices.

"Now some 3,55,854 posts remain vacant under all the ministries/ directorate and field administration," he told parliament.

The state minister said this while responding to a star-marked question raised by treasury bench lawmaker Kazim Uddin Ahmed of Mymensingh-11 in the question-answer session which was tabled at the Jatiya Sangsad here with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.

To full-fill the vacant post is an ongoing process, Farhad said, adding: "The process is being accurately. The posts remain vacant in generally due to regular retirement and creation of new posts."

But the government immediately could not fill up the existing vacant posts due to embargo in some extent imposed by the court, said the minister.

Even the government, as per the rules, always keeps reserve 10 per cent posts to manage the surplus employees, the state minister added.