A seminar on e-government procurement will be held at the NEC Auditorium in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital today, according to a statement.
The Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of the IME Division under the planning ministry will organise the seminar titled 'Role of Banks in e-GP and Way-Forward'.
The objective of the seminar is to discuss various issues regarding payments in the e-GP system, take recommendations for widening banking services and rationalise service charges taken by banks from tender bidders. Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will attend the seminar as chief guest. State minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan will be the special guest. Bangladesh Bank's Deputy Governor SK Sur Chowdhury and World Bank's Country Director in Bangladesh Qimiao Fan will also attend the seminar.
Farid Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, secretary of the IME Division, will preside over the seminar, while Md Faruque Hossain, director general of CPTU, will present the key note.
The planning minister will launch the CPTU mobile app on public procurement at the seminar.