e-GP portal opens tomorrow

Unb, Dhaka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open the national electronic government procurement (e-GP) portal tomorrow for introducing e-tendering in the country. The inaugural ceremony will be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city at 10:00am. The Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) within the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) of the planning ministry will organise it. Interested individuals can register themselves with the e-GP system after opening of the portal addressed www.eprocure.gov.bd The CPTU, which has been implementing the project titled Public Procurement Reform Project-2 supported by the World Bank, will give them orientation on the use of e-GP. The project targets capacity building, improvement of procurement performance, introduction of e-GP, and greater awareness.