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DHAKA: The Local Government Division has ordered the suspension of all tendering and procurement processes related to works, services and the supply of goods. The directive will remain in force until rules are formulated under the amended public procurement ordinance and a new rate schedule is published.
The directive was issued on Thursday by the Administration-1 section of the Local Government Division. A letter signed by Senior Assistant Secretary A B M Ariful Islam was sent to the relevant officials of all city corporations, municipalities, district councils and upazila parishads across the country.
According to the letter, all tendering and procurement processes related to works, services and the supply of goods must remain suspended until the formulation of rules under the Public Procurement (Amendment) Ordinance 2026 is completed and a new rate schedule is published. It also directed the authorities concerned to take the necessary measures to keep the processes suspended until further notice.
The directive was sent to the chief executive officers of all city corporations, municipal administrators, chief executive officers of district councils and administrators of upazila parishads.
Copies of the letter were also sent to the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), the Department of Public Health Engineering and other relevant offices.
As a result of the new directive, tendering and procurement processes for new development works, services and goods by local government institutions will remain suspended. However, the letter does not provide any separate instructions regarding projects for which work orders have already been issued or those currently under implementation.
It also does not specify a deadline for formulating the rules under the amended ordinance or publishing the new rate schedule.
Consequently, the letter does not make clear how long the suspension will remain in effect or what measures will be taken regarding ongoing procurement processes.