A bill titled 'Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Council (BCSIR) (Amendment) Bill, 2018' was placed in the Parliament aiming to fixing the retirement age of its scientists.
Science and Technology Minister Yafes Osman placed the Bill in the Parliament and it was sent to the scrutiny committee for further examination. The Committee was asked to submit its report within 21 days.
The law was first enacted in 2013 where there was a provision of retirement age of 67 years for those researchers who have special talents and qualifications.
But, with the passage of time, some difficulties were created since the relevant policy was not framed. Under the circumstances, the Cabinet approved a proposal for amending the law to delete that section. -UNB
