It also asked why it will not order the appointment of the petitioners, who passed the written test and viva for the recruitment but were not named on the PSC list of recommended candidates. After holding the viva of 10,340 candidates who cleared the written test in 2017, the PSC recommended 5,128 candidates and the government subsequently appointed them as senior staff nurses. The PSC did not say how many passed the viva and the recruitment of 5,212 candidates got stuck. When the government asked for recommendation of 6,000 candidates in March this year on an emergency basis amid the pandemic, the commission recommended 5,054 candidates. Lawyer Aneek R Haque, who argued for the petitioners at the hearing, said at least five of the candidates recommended by the PSC did not even take the viva.

Source: bd News24 September 01, 2020 15:22 UTC