Desk Report:
The Bangladesh government has announced plans to recruit an additional 2,000 doctors, bringing the total number of medical professionals to be hired through the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) to 5,493. The decision was made in a bid to strengthen healthcare services at the grassroots level.
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser on Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, revealed the recruitment initiative during a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy on March 4. She emphasized that rural communities have long been deprived of adequate healthcare facilities, and the government’s aim is to address this disparity by increasing the number of doctors stationed in rural areas.
“The recruitment process is already underway to hire 3,493 doctors through the BPSC, and in addition, we’ve decided to hire 2,000 more doctors to ensure healthcare services are more accessible at the rural level,” said Rizwana Hasan.
In addition to the recruitment announcement, Rizwana highlighted that a meeting of the Council of Advisers had approved 135 decisions, with 92 of them already implemented, achieving an implementation rate of about 68%.
The council also made several other key decisions, including renaming two institutions: the Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship Trust and the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre. Additionally, they decided to set a global standard for the rate of saturated fat in food products.
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam, along with Deputy Press Secretaries Apurba Jahangir, Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, and Assistant Press Secretary Suchismita Tithi, were also present at the press briefing.