A three-phase plan to fill over 500,000 vacant posts in government departments

BanglaPress Desk: There are 521,922 vacant positions for officers and employees across government offices in the country. The government has formulated six-month, one-year, and five-year action plans to fill these vacancies. Relevant ministries and departments have been instructed to promptly issue recruitment notices and complete the hiring process.

This information was disclosed during the question-and-answer session on the second day of the fourth session of the National Parliament on Tuesday (November 10). The session was presided over by Speaker Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, *Bir Bikram*.

In response to a written question from Khairul Kabir Khokon, Member of Parliament for the Narsingdi-1 constituency, Md. Abdul Bari presented this information on behalf of the Ministry of Public Administration.

The Member of Parliament had inquired about the current number of vacant positions across the country’s ministries, divisions, directorates, and government offices at the district and upazila levels, as well as the government’s time-bound plan to fill them.

It was stated that, according to the "Statistics of Public Servants 2025"—based on updated data regarding government personnel as of June 30, 2025—there are a total of 521,922 vacant positions across various ministries, divisions, and directorates.

To address this large number of vacancies, the government has adopted six-month, one-year, and five-year action plans. The objective is to recruit 500,000 government employees with both transparency and efficiency.

Furthermore, it was noted that the Ministry of Public Administration has sent letters to the relevant offices requesting updates on the status of their recruitment processes and information regarding hiring for the vacant positions.

Additionally, all ministries and departments have been urged to issue recruitment notices as quickly as possible and to develop time-bound action plans to fill the vacancies. Several ministries and departments, including the Ministry of Public Administration, have already initiated their recruitment processes.

It is expected that the implementation of this government initiative will help alleviate the long-standing manpower shortages in various government offices while simultaneously creating new employment opportunities.