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Public Procurement Violations Due to Covid-19

According to the Supply Chain Council of the EU (SCCEU), in Bangladesh, there has been incidents of abuse in public procurement funds allocated for emergency medical response and relief by government officials, political leaders and business executives due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.

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