What is the role of the PPP Office?

The Policy and Strategy for Public Private Partnership (PPP) 2010, provided the basis for the establishment of the Public-Private Partnership Office (PPP Office) under the Prime Minister's Office. The PPP Office became fully operational in January 2012, following the appointment of an international PPP expert as Chief Executive Officer, following a fair and open international selection process.

The PPP Office supports line ministries to identify, develop, tender and finance PPP projects. For interested investors and lenders, the PPP Office provides a professional, transparent, centralized portal to high quality PPP Projects. Staffed with both private sector professional and civil service resources, the PPP Office helps augment government sector line ministry project development efforts with world-class external PPP resources, with the goal of increasing the quality, attractiveness, and sustainability of PPP projects while realizing them in an efficient, cost-effective manner.

			Figure 6: Role of the PPP Office

	"The PPP Office is committed to supporting public agencies deliver the critical public infrastructure services that are required to enhance the development of Bangladesh and to support and engage with private investors who keen to participate and work in partnership with government in the successful delivery and implementation of PPP projects."