CPTU transformed into Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) on 18 September 2023

This is for information of all concerned that the Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) has been transformed into Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) under Act No. 32 of 2023, the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority Act 2023. With an aim of better service delivery and further improvement in public procurement environment in the country, the government has restructured CPTU into BPPA. ... On July 5, 2023, the Honorable Minister of Planning placed the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) Bill 2023 in the Jatiya Sangsad (national Parliament). After the Bill was passed on September 10, 2023, it received the assent of the Honorable President on September 18 and the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority Act 2023, was published for public information. Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) has been established with the enactment of the Act. Under this Act, through a circular on November 28, 2023, the government appointed the current Director General (Grade-1) of CPTU Mr. Mohammed Shoheler Rahman Chowdhury the first Chief Executive Officer of BPPA. All documents and communications of CPTU are now construed as that of Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA). Read more