PSC and corruption
East Razabazar, Dhaka
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) is the only constitutionally guided apex body for selection of suitable candidates for recruitment in civil service of the country. The civil service is the lifeblood of the government machinery. But the PSC has totally failed to uphold its dignity in discharging its duty reflecting the nation's needs. Successive governments tried to manipulate the institution nakedly over all sorts of norms, ethics and values to control the civil service. The image of this institution has been drastically damaged over the last five years when leakage of questions papers, political influence, marks tempering, manipulations in viva voce, bribery etc were common phenomena. It has not only given birth to a demoralised section of officials in the civil service but also damaged the spirit of the nation. It is said that corruption is eating up the vitals of the nation.The PSC is facilitating the corruption and helping degradation of the quality of civil service tactfully and diplomatically. It is heartening to know that the present caretaker government is taking drastic steps to get rid of corruption. But the PSC has remained untouched so far. Questions have been raised as to how the PSC can still move to complete the selection process of the controversial 27th BCS when a massive anti-corruption drive is going on and substantial allegations have been brought against it? A section of the provisionally selected candidates of the 27th BCS are trying to convince the concerned authorities through media arguing that if the same is cancelled the meritorious/genuine candidates will be deprived and it will be an injustice to them. They also argue that they have been preparing for the last two years for getting selected through a long process. But there is another side of the coin. Many meritorious and genuine candidates have also been deprived and dropped to accommodate the corrupt ones. Can the CTG feel the pulse of those candidates? Many of them will not get the opportunity to sit for the exams again due to the age bar. So, the nation feels and expects that the present CTG will take their decision prudently to do justice to all the stakeholders and give exemplary punishment to the culprits after a rigorous scrutiny of the 27th BCS. A deprived candidate
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