| Bangladesh: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Privatization | ||
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| 50 | Is the privatization process effective? | 83 |
| 51 | Can citizens access the terms and conditions of privatization bids? | 100 |
Indicator and sub-Indicator Details
| 50 | Is the privatization process effective? | |||||||
| 50a: In law, all businesses are eligible to compete for privatized state assets. | ||||||||
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Comments: References: Privatization Commission Bangladesh, Government of Bangladesh, [ LINK ]
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| 50b: In law, there are regulations addressing conflicts of interest for government officials involved in privatization. | ||||||||
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Comments: References: Privatization Commission Bangladesh, Government of Bangladesh, [ LINK ] Board of Investment, Government of Bangladesh, [ LINK ] Government of Bangladesh, Public Procurement Regulations 2003, Bangladesh, [ LINK ] Ministry of Planning, Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, March 2004, The Procedures for Implementation of the Public Procurement Regulations 2003 .
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| 50c: In practice, conflicts of interest regulations for government officials involved in privatization are enforced. | ||||||||
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Comments: References: Interview with A K Azad Khan, deputy director, Local & Revenue Audit Directorate, Audit Complex, Segunbagicha, Dhaka, Sept. 1, 2007, at 11.00 a.m. Interview with Lt. Col. (Rtd.) Farouque Khan, former member of Parliament (MP), Dhaka, Sept. 6, 2007, at 10.30 a.m. (over phone).
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| 51 | Can citizens access the terms and conditions of privatization bids? | |||||||
| 51a: In law, citizens can access privatization regulations. | ||||||||
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Comments: References: Privatization Commission Bangladesh, Government of Bangladesh, [ LINK ] Board of Investment, Government of Bangladesh, [ LINK ]
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| 51b: In practice, privitizations are effectively advertised. | ||||||||
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Comments: According to the Regulation 8(1) of the Public Procurement Regulations 2003 " THe Regulations, the Procedures, User Guides and instructions including standard documents shall be made available to the public, both in paper format and on the CPTU website and shall be systematically maintained by the CPTU. The names of the sectors to be privatized are available on the website of the Privatization commission Bangladesh and announced in the newspaper... References: Privatization Commission Bangladesh, Government of Bangladesh, [ LINK ] Board of Investment, Government of Bangladesh, [ LINK ] Government of Bangladesh, Public Procurement Regulations 2003, Bangladesh, [ LINK ] Interview with Lt. Col. (Rtd.) Farouque Khan, former member of Parliament (MP), Dhaka, Sept. 6, 2007, at 10.30 a.m. (over phone).
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| 51c: In law, the government is required to publicly announce the results of privatization decisions. | ||||||||
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Comments: The name of the sectors to be privatized are posted on the website. References: Privatization Commission Bangladesh, Government of Bangladesh, [ LINK ] Board of Investment, Government of Bangladesh, [ LINK ]
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| 51d: In practice, citizens can access privatization regulations within a reasonable time period. | ||||||||
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Comments: All rules and procedure of privatization are available on the website of the Privatized Commission Bangladesh. Again, according to the Regulation 8(1) of the Public Procurement Regulations 2003 "The Regulations, the Procedures, User Guides and instructions including standard documents shall be made available to the public, both in paper format and on the CPTU website and shall be systematically maintained by the CPTU. References: Privatization Commission Bangladesh, Government of Bangladesh, [ LINK ] Board of Investment, Government of Bangladesh, [ LINK ] Government of Bangladesh, Public Procurement Regulations 2003, Bangladesh, [ LINK ] Ministry of Planning, Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, March 2004, The Procedures for Implementation of the Public Procurement Regulations 2003 . Interview with A K Azad Khan, deputy director, Local & Revenue Audit Directorate, Audit Complex, Segunbagicha, Dhaka, Sept.1, 2007, at 11.00 a.m.
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| 51e: In practice, citizens can access privatization regulations at a reasonable cost. | ||||||||
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Comments: All rules and procedure of privatization are available on the website of the Privatized Commission Bangladesh. Again, according to the Regulation 8(1) of the Public Procurement Regulations 2003 " The Regulations, the Procedures, User Guides and instructions including standard documents shall be made available to the public, both in paper format and on the CPTU website and shall be systematically maintained by the CPTU. References: Interview with A K Azad Khan, deputy director, Local & Revenue Audit Directorate, Audit Complex, Segunbagicha, Dhaka, Sept. 1, 2007, at 11.00 a.m. Privatization Commission Bangladesh, Government of Bangladesh, [ LINK ] Board of Investment, Government of Bangladesh, [ LINK ]
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