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BPPA seeks stronger ministerial role in public procurement

The Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) has called for stronger institutional capacity and greater policy-level understanding of public procurement within government ministries to ensure more effective project implementation under the newly enacted Public Procurement Rules (PPR) 2025.

The call came during a workshop organized by BPPA on 20 October with national procurement trainers to align training curricula with the updated rules, says a release.

Speaking as the Chief Guest, Shirajun Noor Chowdhury, newly appointed Secretary of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED), emphasized that empowering ministries in procurement would automatically strengthen their subordinate departments and directorates.

“If secretaries themselves are well-versed in procurement matters, it will naturally enhance the understanding and efficiency of their officers,” he said, noting that a lack of clarity on procurement issues within ministries still hampers project execution.

The workshop, conducted in two phases, brought together 26 of the country’s 73 national procurement trainers in its first session, with the second to be held on 26 October.

Shah Eyamin-Ul Islam, BPPA Director and National Procurement Trainer, presented key updates and amendments introduced under PPR 2025. Trainers also shared recommendations to make implementation more effective.

Among the participants were Shish Haider Chowdhury, Secretary of the ICT Division; Md Faruque Hossain, former Secretary and ex-DG of the former CPTU; Amulya Kumar Debnath, former DG of CPTU; Masud Akhter Khan, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education; and Md. Aknur Rahman, PhD, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.

BPPA Chief Executive Officer and Secretary S. M. Moin Uddin Ahmed said that under PPR 2025, national procurement trainers have been formally recognized, and an Institute of Public Procurement (IPP) will be established under BPPA to institutionalize professional training. Each ministry and agency will also form a dedicated procurement unit, he added.

He further announced that BPPA will soon organize a workshop for secretaries to enhance awareness and understanding of procurement governance at the highest administrative level.

The amended Public Procurement Act, 2006, and the new Public Procurement Rules, 2025, came into effect simultaneously on 28 September 2025. BPPA said the ongoing workshops aim to ensure consistent understanding of the new rules nationwide and to update training modules based on trainer feedback.

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