Dhaka, June 8 -- Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the government would review the Public Procurement Act (PPA) to prevent contractors who allegedly benefited during the previous "fascist" regime from continuing to secure public works contracts.

The minister made the remarks in Parliament while responding to a notice under Rule 71 concerning an urgent matter of public importance raised by BNP lawmaker Ashraf Uddin (Narsingdi-2).

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Ashraf alleged that many contractors who had received numerous projects during the previous government still enjoyed strong profiles in the electronic government procurement (e-GP) system, enabling them to outcomp...