45th BCS preliminary test to be held this morning

The preliminary exam of 45th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) will be held Friday morning at 235 centers in the country’s 8 divisional cities - Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet, Rangpur and Mymensingh.

The two-hour long exam will begin at 10 am. 

A total of 346,000 candidates have applied to compete in the test, according to Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC). 

Some 2,309 cadres will be recruited through 45th BCS while 1,022 in non-cadre. 

The highest number of cadres will be recruited in health.   

Meanwhile, the BPSC has completed all preparations to hold the examination smoothly.