Digital Transparency in Procurement
BCI Trains Members on e-GP
- Training covers practical use of e-GP
- Focus on transparency and accountability
- Businesses, lawyers and students participate
The Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) has organized a training workshop on the effective use of the e-GP system to improve digital transparency and accountability in public procurement and make online tender participation easier for businesses.
The training workshop titled “Public Procurement Law and Rules and e-GP System” was held on Saturday, September 12, at the BCI boardroom in Dhaka.
BCI members, representatives of organizations involved in public procurement, lawyers, entrepreneurs and students participated in the workshop.
BCI Senior Vice President Priti Chakraborty chaired the opening session. BCI Secretary General Dr. Md. Helal Uddin, ndc, moderated the programme.
In her opening remarks, Priti Chakraborty said BCI has been working continuously to strengthen the capacity of the business community. She said the training would help participants gain practical knowledge of the technical aspects of the e-GP system and enable businesses to participate more effectively in a competitive market.
S. M. Moin Uddin Ahmed, former Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA), served as the resource person for the two training sessions.
The training covered key aspects of the Public Procurement Act, 2006 and the Public Procurement Rules, 2025. Discussions also focused on digital transformation in public procurement and the role of e-GP in ensuring transparency and accountability.
S. M. Moin Uddin Ahmed provided participants with detailed guidance on how the e-GP system works, its benefits and how businesses can participate in online tendering. The participants also discussed how e-GP can make public procurement faster, easier and more efficient.
The final session included feedback from participants, who described the training as useful and effective.
At the closing session, BCI President Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury (Parvez) distributed training certificates among the participants. He highlighted various aspects of BCI’s ongoing training programmes and thanked the resource person and participants.
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