DHAKA, Sept 10, 2025 (BSS) - The Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) today informed the journalists of key aspects in the proposed Public Procurement Rules (PPR), 2025, at a workshop held at the conference room of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED).

More than 50 journalists from national newspapers, television channels, online news portals, and news agencies attended the workshop, which was organized by BPPA and managed by the Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP). 

The event was part of BPPA’s ongoing series of stakeholder consultations on the proposed PPR, 2025, for over the past two months. 

Secretary of IMED Md Kamal Uddin attended the programme as the chief guest while BPPA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Secretary S. M. Moin Uddin Ahmed presided over the session. 

Shah Eyamin-Ul Islam, Director of BPPA, presented the important features of the proposed PPR, 2025, to the journalists. He made presentations at each of the consultation workshops so far organized by BPPA on the subject. 

The IMED Secretary said that the workshop was organized to inform journalists about the ongoing public procurement reform process.

He also informed that the government has been imparting training to various stakeholders on procurement management.

The CEO of BPPA explained the background, rationale, and necessity of the proposed PPR, 2025.

Moin Uddin Ahmed said that changes are being brought into the concerned rules and regulations in line with the demand of time while automation has also curbed corruption in public procurement.

The draft PPR, 2025, has been prepared following the amendment of the Public Procurement Act, 2006, through the Public Procurement (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, published in the official gazette on May 4, 2025. 

The existing Public Procurement Rules, 2008, requires revision to align it with the amended PPA, 2006. 

During the consultations, stakeholders suggested a wide range of changes, making it more practical to introduce an entirely new set of rules. Consequently, BPPA has drafted the proposed PPR, 2025.