This section provides access to key legislation, rules, guidelines, and forms governing Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in Bangladesh.
Act#
- Bangladesh Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Act, 2015
- Bangladesh Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Act, 2015 (Approved Translation)
- Bangladesh Public-Private Partnership (PPP) (Amendment) Act, 2023
Rules#
- Procurement Guidelines for PPP Projects, 2016 & Guidelines for Unsolicited Proposals, 2016
- Policy for Implementing PPP Projects through Government to Government (G2G) Partnership, 2017
- Policy for Implementing PPP Projects through Government to Government (G2G) Partnership (Amendment), 2017
- Guidelines for Unsolicited Proposals, 2018
- Procurement Guidelines for PPP Projects, 2018
- Rules for Management and Utilisation of Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund (BIFF), 2018 (NPP Rules)
- Rules for Managing the PPP Technical Assistance Financing Scheme (PPPTAF), 2018
- Rules for Viability Gap Financing (VGF) for PPP Projects, 2018
- PPP Project Screening Manual (Including Checklist), 2020
Exemption Orders & Circulars#
- VAT Exemption Order (16-02-2016)
- BSEC Notification on Qualified Investor Offer by Alternative Investment Fund (24-11-2016)
- IMED SRO-208 (Customs Duty Exemption)
- IMED SRO-209 (Supplementary Duty Exemption)
- IMED SRO-210 (VAT Exemption)
- VAT Exemption on PPP Project (GO-11, 13-06-2019)
- PPPA Certificates for VAT Exemptions
Forms#
- Guidelines for PPP Project Proposal Form (Draft)
- PPP Project Proposal Form (Updated 2022)
- PPP Technical Assistance Financing (PPPTAF) Application Form (Updated 2022)
- Viability Gap Financing (VGF) Proposal Form, 2019
Other Guidelines & Documents#
- ADB: Public-Private Partnership in Bangladesh
- Guidelines for Contractual Employment in PPP Authority, 2018
- History of PPP in Bangladesh
- Thesis: Legal Framework for PPP in Bangladesh (Hossain Mohammad)
- Article: Legal Framework of PPP in Bangladesh (Zahed)
- Overview of PPP
- Article: PPP in Rural Bangladesh (Maruf)
- PPP Authority Citizen Charter (29-11-2023)