Sangsad Bhaban, Nov. 10 -- A total of 521,922 posts across various government ministries, departments and offices remained vacant, State Minister for Public Administration Md Abdul Bari told Parliament on Tuesday.

He disclosed the figure while replying to a question from ruling BNP lawmaker Khairul Kabir Khokon during the question-and-answer session in the House, chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad.

In response to another question from BNP MP Sarwar Jamal Nizam, the state minister provided a breakdown of the vacant posts by category.

According to the figures, 73,380 posts are vacant in the first class, 129,246 in the second class, 179,542 in the third class and 135,338 in the fourth class. Another 4,416 vacancies fall under other cate...