BCS Written Bangladesh Affairs case studies
BCS Written Bangladesh Affairs · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Bangladesh Affairs paper is the descriptive component of the BCS Written Examination, the second stage of the Bangladesh Civil Service selection process conducted by the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC). Candidates who clear the preliminary screening sit a set of subject-wise written papers, of which Bangladesh Affairs is the one that tests the country itself: constitutional and legal foundations, political history and the Liberation War, the economy and public finance, public administration and local government, foreign policy, society and culture, geography and climate, social sectors, and current national issues. The BCS Written Bangladesh Affairs case studies are 5 cases and about 2,276 words.
1Upazila Health Complex Oxygen Crisis During a Dengue Surge
A district hospital in southern Bangladesh has 250 beds but is treating 410 inpatients during a dengue and diarrhoea surge. Oxygen is supplied by a single PSA plant rated at 300 litres per minute; actual output has fallen to about 210 L/min because of heat and a clogged intake filter.
521 words, about 3 min2Union Parishad Chairperson and a Contested Char Land Allocation
A union parishad in a riverine district must allocate newly accreted char land among 140 landless households. The union has 95 bighas available.
479 words, about 2 min3Budget Execution Squeeze in a Development Project
A ministry's development budget for the year is Tk 1,200 crore. By the end of the third quarter, only Tk 620 crore has been spent, though Tk 900 crore was projected by this point.
417 words, about 2 min4Rohingya Influx and a Host Community's Grievance
A coastal upazila hosts 180,000 registered refugees in 34 camps across 6,500 acres. The host population is about 300,000.
425 words, about 2 min5River Erosion, Resettlement and a Failing Embankment
A 12 km stretch of an embankment protects 9,000 households and 4,000 hectares of farmland. A 2019 feasibility study recommended strengthening it, but only 3 km were completed.
434 words, about 2 min