Craze for BCS exam

Most of the students, studying at the university level, are keen to land on Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) jobs these days. They are more focused on BCS preparation than their academic subjects. BCS is possibly the number one choice on their preferred job list.
This is very alarming for the nation. If everyone is busy studying Bangla, English, general knowledge, and current affairs for the BCS preliminary exam, who will study the graduation or master's level books? Teachers are losing interest in imparting education to students since the latter are more focused on the BCS examination. Even in the classroom of honours and master's students, young pupils are found to make preparation for BCS when the class is going on.
It is time the non-government sectors also modified their compensation packages by introducing a pension facility. Then job-seekers will also be attracted to non-government jobs, and competition for BCS employment will be less stiff and extensive.
There should be an awareness in society so that people also respect each and every profession, not just BCS officers, or just doctors, engineers and lawyers, but entrepreneurs, teachers, designers, artists, scientists, development workers and even mechanics and cleaners and so on.

Alamgir Hossain
Kaigari, Bogura