The High Court Thursday asked the government to urgently appoint five candidates who were recommended for different cadre positions after taking the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams. The HC bench of Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury and Justice Ebadot Hossain gave the order after hearing five separate writ petitions filed by as many candidates. The court asked the government to appoint Md Shafayet Hossain from 33rd BCS, Shaheen Sultana from 34th, Md Arifuzzaman from 35th, and Md Saiful Islam and Mehrin Akhter Sarwar from 39th. Deputy Attorney General KM Masud Rumi represented the state and Md Siddique Ullah Miah stood for the petitioners during the hearing. Read: 45th BCS circular published; applications open December 10 Siddique said despite the Bangladesh Public Service Commission's recommendation to the government to appoint his clients, the authorities neither appointed them nor provided an explanation for why they were not recruited.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said Bangladesh has to face various challenges and urged the young officials of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadres to be prepared to tackle them.