This is a landmark achievement of the electronic government procurement (e-GP) system introduced by the Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) under the Ministry of Planning, said a press release of CPTU. The e-GP system has zero downtime. About 85% of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) and 45% of the national budget are spent on public procurement. Building on the success of piloting, the CPTU started implementing e-GP across the government procuring agencies in 2012. The World Bank has been providing support to the government in digitizing public procurement.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 01, 2021 10:41 UTC