Govt to buy contraceptive pills worth Tk96cr
Published: 12 November 2026, 8:47:37
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The government will purchase 1.94 crore cycles of third-generation oral contraceptive pills at a cost of Tk96.54 crore under its family planning programme.
Local pharmaceutical company Popular Pharmaceuticals will supply the contraceptive pills.
The purchase proposal was approved at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase held on Thursday, chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury.
The Health Education and Family Welfare Division placed the proposal before the committee.
According to the proposal, the pills will be procured under a project titled “Implementation of Unfinished Activities of Essential Family Planning, Maternal, Child and Reproductive Health Services” under the Completed Fourth Sector Programme.
The procurement process for the 2025–26 fiscal year has been completed, with Popular Pharmaceuticals recommended as the successful bidder.
After reviewing the proposal, the committee recommended approval of the purchase.
