468,000 vacancies in government jobs, says State Minister Bari in parliament

There are 468,220 vacant posts across
different ministries and government offices in Bangladesh, State Minister for
Public Administration Abdul Bari has said.
Speaking during
the question-and-answer session in parliament yesterday (1 April), he said,
"The information was based on updated data published in the Statistics of
Public Servants 2024 as of 31 December 2023. According to the report, the total
number of government officials and employees currently in service stands at
1,450,891."
He informed that
1,90,773 officials are working in the first class, while 68,884 posts remain
vacant in this category. "In the second class, 2,33,726 employees are
currently working against 1,29,166 vacant posts.
"In the third class, 6,13,835
employees are in service, but there are still 1,46,799 vacant posts. In the
fourth class, 4,04,577 employees are working, while 1,15,235 positions remain
unfilled," the state minister added.
Bari also said
that 7,980 employees are working in other categories, where 8,136 posts are
still vacant. "Honorary, fixed-pay and contractual employees are also
working in different categories, but they do not follow the government pay
scale."
Later, lawmaker
Mohammad Rezaul Islam asked about the timeline for filling the vacant posts.
In response, the
state minister said recruitment is an ongoing process, but the government has
taken a 180-day programme under which each ministry and division is preparing
recruitment plans based on their needs, and the process is underway.
















