No manual tendering from 1 July
No manual tendering from 1 July

To ensure full implementation of electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) in line with the Public Procurement Act, there will be no further scope for conducting manual tenders from 1 July, 2026. SM Moin Uddin Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer (Secretary) of the Bangladesh Public Procurement...

Govt starts early paddy, rice procurement in haor districts
Govt starts early paddy, rice procurement in haor districts

Bangladesh government will begin paddy and rice procurement May 3 in six haor districts, moving up the start date to aid farmers hit by sudden tidal surges, officials said, reports BSS. The districts are Netrokona, Kishoreganj, Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar and Habiganj. The program was...

High Court issues rule on negligence in measles vaccine procurement
High Court issues rule on negligence in measles vaccine procurement

The High Court has issued a rule asking why negligence in the procurement of measles vaccines should not be declared illegal. A bench comprising Justice Razik Al Jalil and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury passed the ruling on Sunday. The concerned lawyer, Purnima Jahan, confirmed the issuance of...

Govt sets procurement prices for Boro season paddy, rice and wheat
Govt sets procurement prices for Boro season paddy, rice and wheat

The government has set the procurement prices for paddy, rice and wheat for the Boro season of the 202526 fiscal year. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announced the decision after a meeting of the Food Planning and Management Committee (FPMC) held at the Secretariat on Wednesday (April 22). He...

Parliament to form probe committee over procurement allegations
Parliament to form probe committee over procurement allegations

A report titled Rampant plunder in parliamentary procurement, published on Sunday ( 19 April, 2026) in Bangladesh Pratidin and subsequently picked up by various online portals has triggered widespread criticism, prompting the Bangladesh National Parliament has decided to form a high-level inquiry...