Govt asked to appoint 652 dropped BCS candidates

The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to give jobs within three months to the 652 civil service candidates who passed the 27th BCS examinations in 2005 but were later disqualified.
The High Court bench of Justice Miftahuddin Chowdhury and Justice Abu Bakar Siddiqui gave the order after pronouncing judgment on four petitions filed by the candidates.
The High Court, however, observed that the appointment of the successful candidates of the second round of the 27th Bangladesh Civil Service exams would be upheld.
On 11 November, 2009 the same court directed the government to appoint within three months 197 civil service candidates who were dropped in the same manner.
According to the petitioners in the previous case, the government is yet to appoint the 197 candidates though two months have elapsed since the court issued the verdict.
The results of the first 27th BCS exams were published in January 2007. The Public Service Commission cancelled the results, however, on allegations of irregularities, and held a fresh round of viva voce exams.
Over 1,000 candidates, including the petitioners, were disqualified in the second round. They have been demanding redress ever since.
Abdul Matin Khasru represented the petitioners, while additional attorney-general Murad Reza represented the state.
The PSC cancelled the results of the 2005 BCS exams on 21 January, 2007 because of allegations of favouritism and other anomalies.
The oral exam for those who had passed the written test was held again, based on the results of which 1,154 candidates who had passed the first round were failed the second time.
The failed candidates, saying that they had been ‘deprived’ and ‘treated unfairly’, have since been lobbying the authorities to appoint them.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, despite the High Court order issued on 4 June, 2009, directed the PSC to take measures to settle the long-standing dispute.
A parliamentary subcommittee on 14 June, 2009 recommended that the PSC provide jobs for the deprived candidates after considering ‘the legal and ethical aspects of the situation’.

Courtesy of NewAgebd