The government on Tuesday published the gazette of the 40th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) appointing 1,929 candidates to government jobs.

Around 34 candidates have been dropped from the Public Service Commission (PSC) recommended list in the final appointments, said a gazette notification from the Public Administration Ministry.

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The appointed candidates have been urged to join their respective offices on December 4.

The final result of the 40th BCS was published on March 30 where PSC recommended the appointment of 1,963 candidates to different cadre posts.

Meanwhile, 8,166 successful candidates were kept for non-cadre posts subject to an appointment based on vacancy.

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To fill 1,903 vacant posts in different cadres, the BPSC published a circular in 2018. Later, 316 vacant posts were also added to it.

Among 10,964 candidates, who faced the viva-voce, 10,254 came out successful.