The state minister said the country requires people of high moral to ensure transparency and accountability. Speaking as designated discussants, Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mohammed Shoheler Rahman Chowdhury said they want to bring 100% procurement system in the country into E+-GP system. In the programme, Former Lead Procurement Specialist of the World Bank Dr Zafrul Islam presented keynote paper titled ‘Governance and Competitiveness in Public Procurement Practices: Bangladesh Context’. Zafrul Islam said there are instances of public officials or their family members operate businesses that participate in same procurement process in the organization. He stressed on the need of being competitiveness to sustain in the long run in procurement process.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha May 13, 2024 00:51 UTC