The government will recruit two thousand more doctors through a special BCS examination on an emergency basis to fight the coronavirus crisis.
The Health Services Division of the Health Ministry has sent a proposal to the Public Administration Ministry in this regard. If it is approved by the prime minister, the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) will issue a circular for special BCS.
Earlier, the 39th special BCS examination was held only to appoint doctors. As many as 4,542 were appointed as assistant surgeons and 250 as assistant dental surgeons through the exam.
Another 8,107 did not get any recommendation for recruitment as there were no empty posts. Among them, 2,000 were later appointed as assistant surgeons on May 4.
The circular of the 39th special BCS was issued on April 10, 2018. The preliminary examination was held on August 3 of that year. A total of 37,538 candidates took part in the exams where 13,570 doctors passed the test.