Citizen portal to make public procurement transparent

BP Business DeskThe Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) is developing a citizen portal to give information on public procurement to citizens in Bangla in an organized way in order to make spending of people’s fund transparent.A workshop was organised to take views and recommendations on the name of the portal and its domain, layout and contents for developing the portal, according to a statement.Dnet, a social-development and IT firm engaged as the consultant of the Central Procurement technical Unit (CPTU) in developing the citizen portal managed and facilitated the workshop at LGED Auditorium in Dhaka on Sunday on behalf of the CPTU.Director General (Additional Secretary) of CPTU Md. Ali Noor chaired the workshop. Chief Engineer of LGED Md Khalilur Rahman and Lead Procurement Specialist of the World Bank Dr. Zafrul Islam spoke at the workshop as the special guests.Director of CPTU Shish Haider Chowdhury and Chief Executive Officer of Dnet Sirajul Hossain were also present...

BD economy has strong base

BP ReportSpeakers at a workshop said that Bangladesh economy has a strong base and it massively needs resource allocation for attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by utilizing the big budget.The country’s progress in millennium development goals (MDGs) was exemplary but it needs to make a huge jump to achieve the SDGs. Within 2030, it needs to achieve a Tax-GDP ratio of 30 percent, they mentioned.They were speaking at a workshop on “Three Pillars of Sustainable Development ...

New investment proposals coming regularly: Kamal

State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Mojumder Saturday said new investment proposal are being arrived everyday due to investment friendly environment in the country.He was addressing a conference of private business...

Implementation of two ring roads to reduce Ctg traffic jam

Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority Rear Admiral Zulfiqar Aziz has said that it is imperative for the Chattogram city to implement the proposed two ring roads to reduce traffic congestion outside the port. He said this at a view exchange meeting with journalists at the conference room of the Bandar Bhaban in the port city on Saturday. Jafar Alam, Member (Administration) Jafar Alam, Member (Harber and Marine), Director (Security), Secretary Omar Faruque, Deputy Secretary Azizul Mowla were present,at the meeting, among others.  Zulfiqar Aziz said, due to rain in the city for 10-12 days, water logging was created on various roads outside the port. The road between Chattogram and the port was severely damaged. Due to the large holes in the road, traffic is hampered. This was not cr...

PM receives treatment at NIOH

Bale very close to exit: Zidane

Gareth Bale is on the verge of leaving Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane has revealed, reports agencies.The Welshman was left out of Real’s matchday squad to face Bayern Munich in the International Champions Cup in Houston on Saturday night with Real in advanced talks with an unnamed club over a transfer.Bale is not in Zidane’s plans at the Bernabeu and the Real boss said he was hopeful a deal for the 30-year-old’s departure would be struck soon.Zidane, whose side were beaten 3-1 by Bayern, said in quotes reported on his club’s official website: “He wasn’t included in the squad because the club is working on his departure and that’s why he didn’t play.“We’ll have to see what happens in the coming days. We’ll have to see if it goes through tomorrow, if it does then all the better. Let’s hope, for everyone’s sake, that it happens soon. The club is dealing with the club that he’ll move to.”Bale joined Real for a then world-record £85million from Tottenham in 2013 and, despite being hit by a series of injuries, has helped the Spanish giants win four Champions League titles, LaLiga and a host of other trophies.Bale fired Real to glory in the 2018 Champions League final with a sensational goalHowever, his future at the Bernabeu has been the source of plenty of speculation in recent times, with Manchester United, former club Tottenham, Bayern and Inter Milan among the clubs having been linked with his services.Zidane did not reveal where Bale’s possible destination might be but said: &...

Govt’s focus on SME

The government is on its way to facilitate the country’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and increase the sector’s contribution to GDP from the present numbers within 2024. This is und...

Energizing agro export

It is encouraging to note that agriculture is gradually becoming a major export earning sector for Bangladesh. Experts envisage that exports of different agricultural products will cross 1 billion dollar mark in the ongoing fiscal year, if the curren...

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