The government has issued an ordinance making the age limit 32 years for government jobs. On Monday (November 18), the secretary of the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department of the Ministry of Law. A gazette notification was issued in this regard under the signature of Hafiz Ahmed Chowdhury.
According to the notification, this ordinance has been formulated to determine the maximum age limit for direct recruitment in self-governing organizations including government, autonomous, semi-autonomous, statutory government authorities, public non-financial corporations.
Whereas it is expedient and necessary to fix maximum age limit for direct recruitment to Government, Autonomous, Semi-autonomous, Statutory Government Authorities, Self-Governing Bodies including Public Non-Financial Corporations, as the Parliament is in a state of dissolution and it has appeared to the satisfaction of the President that the urgent measures Circumstances necessary for adoption exist; Therefore, President Md. Sahabuddin has formulated and issued the following ordinance under the powers given in Article 93(1) of the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
As stated in the Ordinance
This Ordinance shall be known as the Maximum Age Limit for Direct Recruitment to Self-Governing Bodies including Government, Autonomous, Semi-Autonomous, Statutory Government Authorities, Public Non-Financial Corporations Ordinance, 2024. It will be effective immediately.
Precedence of Ordinance
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, rule, regulation, order, directive or legal instrument for the time being in force, the provisions of this Ordinance shall prevail.
Age limit for direct recruitment
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, presidential order, ordinance, rule, regulation, statute, order, directive or legal instrument for the time being in force; The maximum age limit for entry into service of all cadres of Bangladesh Civil Service shall be 32 (thirty two) years.
The maximum age limit for entering all government jobs outside the scope of Bangladesh Civil Service will be 32 (thirty two) years.
In the case of direct recruitment to the posts of autonomous, semi-autonomous, statutory government authorities, public non-financial corporations including self-governing organizations where the upper age limit is '30 (thirty)' or 'below 32 (thirty two) years', the age limit is 32 (thirty-two) years' shall be substituted.
The existing recruitment rules or, as the case may be, regulations shall remain in force in respect of recruitment to the posts of Defense Services and Law Enforcement Forces.
Troubleshooting
If any ambiguity or difficulty arises in the implementation of this Ordinance, the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, remove such ambiguity or difficulty subject to compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
