Bidders need to give bribes in the form of financial benefits, arrange trips and host dinners for government officials in Bangladesh to win public procurement contracts, says a World Bank report.

The public purchase process lacks transparency and some sections in the Public Procurement Act limit scope for competition among bidders. Large bidders are monopolising the procurement market, leaving the small ones marginalised, it points out.

In its recent report titled "Assessment of Bangladesh Public Procurement System", the global lender highlighted the weaknesses and progress in the government procurement process.

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