Rupali Bank officer recruitment: result finally published, 736 pass test

The final result of the recruiting test for officer post at the state-run Rupali Bank was published today, four years after the Bankers' Selection Committee (BSC) issued a circular against 736 posts.

Arif Hossain Khan, a general manager of Bangladesh Bank and member secretary of the BSC, confirmed the news to The Daily Star.

The result has been published on the official website of Bangladesh Bank, he said.

Many candidates including Tasnuva Jannat and Jahir Ahmed, who passed the test, expressed their satisfaction after seeing the results.

The Daily Star on September 13 this year published a report titled "An agonising wait for Rupali Bank's officer post hopefuls" as four years passed but the authorities did not complete the recruitment process.

According to the report, Arif Hossain Khan had said that the test could not be held in the first three years due to lawsuits. The test took place at the end of last year and the viva was over in February. "But due to the lockdowns and the coronavirus pandemic, it was delayed. The results will be published within this (September) month."

The circular against 736 posts at the Rupali Bank was published on August 3, 2016, and the last date for application was August 23.

More than 60,000 candidates applied, according to the BSC and the hopefuls.

The preliminary test took place on November 13, 2019, three years after the circular. Some 10,119 applicants passed. The written test ended on December 26, with 2,465 candidates making it to the viva.

The final job interview started on January 5 this year and concluded on February 12.

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