Don’t pay heed to rumours, Public admin senior secretary says on raising govt job age limit

Public Administration Senior Secretary Md Mokhlesur Rahman today (22 September) urged the people of the country not to pay heed to rumour over raising the age limit for government jobs to 35.

The senior secretary said this in response to a question at a press conference on the submission of property statements of government employees at the Secretariat this afternoon.

When asked about the decision over proposal for raising age limit from the Cabinet Division, the senior secretary said, “I have only one answer — don’t pay heed to rumours. That’s it.”

Earlier on 18 September, the Cabinet Division sent a proposal on raising the age limit for entering government jobs to 35 years and the retirement age to 65 years to the Ministry of Public Administration.

According to the letter, since the proposed changes to the government job entry age and retirement age fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Administration, the ministry has been requested to take necessary actions.

A copy of the proposal sent by the Bangladesh Administrative Services Association was attached to the letter.

Job seekers have been demanding an increase in the entry age limit to 35 years for several years.