28th BCS
Despite the fact that Bangladesh is beset with various environmental problems, the government of Bangladesh is not creating any opening for the graduates with degree in Environmental Science. Every day we come across news and views on environmental issues of national as well as regional and international dimensions. The BAPA, Paribesh Bachao Andolon, various NGOs and universities organise conferences and awareness programmes to safeguard the environment. The Environment Directorate of the government has many full-fledged programmes to protect our environment. But unfortunately, the only cadre that asked for application for filling in the posts in the 28th BCS exams has been the Forest Department, and that stipulated the educational qualification as having graduation degrees in physics, chemistry, botany, zoology and 'soil, water and environment' - the last one being a department of Dhaka University. But it may be mentioned that Environmental Science/Studies is being offered as an academic discipline in nearly a dozen of public and private universities in Bangladesh. With the above mentioned degree in 'soil, water and environment' as set out by the PSC, the students of DU will get a kind of preferential treatment. It will deprive those having degrees specifically in Environmental Science/Studies from other universities.
In view of the above, while requesting the authorities concerned to revise the advertisement in order to incorporate graduates in Environmental Science/Studies, we urge the government to open a new cadre service of environment in the interest of developing a sustainable environmental administration at the district and upazila levels in Bangladesh.
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