public procurement

60% women-owned enterprises unaware of sustainable public procurement policies

BUILD finds in a survey conducted on 40 such enterprises, procuring entities and policymakers
24 April 2025, 12:00 PM

NGOs can help citizens learn to use the RTI Act

Citizens must first understand the law's myriad possibilities to use it effectively
15 July 2024, 04:00 AM
15 June 2023, 14:44 PM

Bangladesh govt to turn its bidding system fully online by year-end

The government is going to scrap the traditional tender floating system and introduce a full-fledged online tendering method for all public purchases from December, say planning ministry officials.
18 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Move to stop malpractice

The cabinet yesterday approved in principle the Public Procurement (4th Amendment) Act-2016, incorporating a provision for bidders not to quote a price 10 percent lower or higher than the official estimated price of a public procurement tender.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM