BB relaxes age limit for pandemic-hit job-seekers

The Bangladesh Bank has relaxed the age limit for job-seekers in the banking sector due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the recruitment process. 

Candidates who were aged 30 on March 25, 2020 will qualify to take part in the recruitment process as of June 30, 2023, said the central bank in a notice yesterday.

The central bank has also directed banks to calculate the highest age of the applicants considering March 25, 2020 as the cut-off date.

On the day, the government introduced the first countrywide lockdown to tame the deadly virus, keeping educational institutions closed for the next 18 months. Educational activities also saw disruption earlier this year, albeit for a shorter period.     

During the lockdowns, the recruitment process witnessed major disruption as well.

In November last year, the BB had set March 25, 2020, as the cut-off date, making job-seekers eligible for requirement until December 31, 2021.

At present, the age ceiling for public sector jobs is 30 years. In the case of the children of the Freedom Fighters, it is 32 years.