Public procurement and corruption in Bangladesh confronting the challenges and opportunities

In new democracies like Bangladesh code of conduct, the ethics and issues of conflict of interest have not been accorded a high priority for legislative and administrative reforms. To discuss the role of public administration in Bangladesh and recommends measures to be adopted to prevent corruption in public procurement. Information on global and regional in connection to procurement and corruption were retrieved from documents available mainly on electronic databases, literature survey, on websites of specialized agencies and analysis of the existing situation in Bangladesh held. In Bangladesh contract awards provide opportunities for procurement. There are reports of wide-ranging corruption, political control and pressure from trade unions in the procurement process. Public trust in the process is generally absent. The World…