Job 35-40 and retirement age can be 65: Planning Minister

Planning Minister MA Mannan said it was time to restructure the age limit for entry and retirement in government service. He thinks that the age limit for entering the job can be increased to 35 or 40 years. He also said that the retirement age could be raised to 65. The planning minister said this in an interview with Deutsche Welle. He said the government has to consider economic and social issues when making decisions. In developed countries like Bangladesh there is no cadre, age or rules. The mentality from which the British did it no longer works. Our age, independence, ability, education has increased. So it needs to be restructured. The minister said, "In my opinion, the age limit for entering the job can be increased to 35-40 years. The retirement age has also come down to 65. Many jobs have it. It’s time to think about it, ”said Mannan, adding that before Corona, the unemployment rate was 20 percent. However, many do not work because of Corona. Various organizations including CPD and PRI reached 35 percent. However, with the resumption of economic activities, 35 percent is no more, but not even 20 percent. It will be 22 to 25 percent. He said Westerners who are advanced do not have an age limit. We have not improved to that level yet. It will become more generous for us if there are no obstacles. However, the age of entry into the job should be raised from 30, although it is a matter for the government to decide, he said. Now, at the age of 30, he fell. As you grow older, you will have the opportunity to apply for new faces. This will also increase the competition. He said, if the retirement age is increased and if the age is not increased at the bottom, unequal fields will be created. And if you increase the age at the top and increase the bottom, the balance will be. However, he also mentioned that experts have to think a lot about it.