BPPA emphasizes capacity building at ministry level in public procurement | Business

DHAKA, Oct 20, 2025 (BSS) - The Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) has underscored the need for enhancing capacity in public procurement at the ministerial level and strengthening the skills of high-ranked policy-level officials. The emphasis was laid during a workshop at BPPA held today with national procurement trainers on adjusting training curricula with the newly effective Public Procurement Rules (PPR), 2025. Shirajun Noor Chowdhury, the newly-appointed Secretary, Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED), while addressing the event as the Chief Guest, stated that empowering ministries in public procurement would, in turn, strengthen departments and directorates. “If secretaries themselves are well-versed in procurement matters, it will naturally enhance the understanding of their officers,” he noted. The IMED Secretary observed that...