The government has extended the age limit by three years and three months for candidates for direct recruitment to government jobs except for Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination due to the impact of Covid-19.
The Ministry of Public Administration 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 circulars due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
They can apply for government jobs following circulars issued until June 30, 2023.
The secretaries of all ministries and departments have been requested to take necessary action regarding the matter.
According to the Ministry of Public Administration, the government offices could not publish any recruitment circulars 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, the government job seekers have been pushing for the age restriction to be raised from 30 to 35.
