Coast Guard to get 4,610 new recruits

The government has planned to boost Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) manpower by recruiting 4,610 more members to strengthen security in coastal areas.
To create the additional posts, the Ministry of Home Affairs held a meeting in its conference room on Monday, with its senior secretary in the chair, according to ministry sources.
Once the posts are filled, the force's manpower will increase to 10,000, the sources said, adding that the creation of the posts is part of the force's reform.
The director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard, the additional secretary (Ansar and Border Wing), the joint secretary (Ansar), the joint secretary (Border) and the senior assistant secretary (Border-1) were present at the meeting.