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Board of Governors, Public Private Partnership Authority

parliamentary_committee · partial (verified 2026-05-17)

Profile

Head
Tarique Rahman
Role
Chairperson
Annual budget
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Staff
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Established
2015
Legal basis
Public Private Partnership Act, 2015 (Act No. 18 of 2015, gazetted 16 September 2015), which establishes the PPP Authority and its Board of Governors under the Prime Minister's Office; the Board is chaired by the Prime Minister (Chairperson), with the Finance Minister as Vice Chairperson and the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister as Member-Secretary; the 2023 amendment (passed by Jatiya Sangsad) reduced the minimum mandatory annual meetings from six to two

Under the Tarique Rahman government (sworn 17 February 2026), the PPP Authority and its governing Board have been repositioned as a central coordinating body for a renewed renewable energy PPP push and a broader private investment facilitation drive; no formal Board of Governors meeting chaired by PM Tarique Rahman has been publicly documented in the 90-day window (Feb-May 2026); the authority is operationally active through the 180-day investment action plan, the April 2026 renewable energy PPP guidelines, and the May 2026 BEZA-BPDB solar MoU.

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Provenance & notes

The task slug 'national-committee-on-public-private-partnership' does not match a formally named body of that exact title in Bangladesh's PPP framework. No independent source confirms an acronym CCPPP or NCPPP. The apex PM-chaired body established under the PPP Act 2015 is formally called the 'Board of Governors' of the Public Private Partnership Authority; this record captures that body. The PPP Office was first established in 2010 under the PPP Policy 2010 and became operational circa 2012; the PPP Authority as a statutory body was established by Act No. 18 of 2015 (gazetted 16 September 2015) -- established_year is set to 2015 reflecting the statutory creation of the current Authority. The 2023 amendment (passed by the 12th Jatiya Sangsad under the Awami League) reduced mandatory annual Board meetings from six to two and permitted the Vice Chairperson to chair in the PM's absence. Current CEO (as of May 7, 2025, documented): Muhammad Rafiqul Islam (Secretary rank); the pppo.gov.bd website simultaneously lists Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun (State Minister rank, also Executive Chairman of BIDA and BEZA) as CEO -- the dual listing reflects the interim-to-BNP transition period; the authoritative current state under the Tarique Rahman government is not yet clarified in public sources as of 2026-05-17. No Board of Governors meeting chaired by PM Tarique Rahman has been documented in press between 17 February and 17 May 2026; verification_status is 'partial' accordingly. name_bn is a descriptive translation of 'Board of Governors, PPP Authority' and not a confirmed official Bangla title from primary sources.

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