The government has approved a proposal to procure 1 crore 93 lakh 75 thousand cycles of third-generation oral contraceptive pills at a total cost of BDT 96 crore 54 lakh 56 thousand 250 under national family planning programs. The purchase was recommended for approval on Thursday, November 12, 2026, during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khairul Mahmud Chowdhury.
Read nextGovernment Approves BDT 180.72 Crore Procurement of 10,000 Tons of Sugar and 10,000 Tons of LentilsPresented by the Health Education and Family Welfare Division, the procurement is part of the project titled ‘Implementation of Unfinished Activities of Essential Family Planning, Maternal, Child and Reproductive Health Services of the Concluding Fourth Sector Program’ for the 2025–26 fiscal year. Domestic pharmaceutical manufacturer Popular Pharmaceuticals Limited has been selected as the recommended supplier to deliver the contraceptive pills.
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