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ROLE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT SECTOR UNDER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT OF BANGLADESH (Pages : 1 - 10)

Roadways are the key to the development of a country's economy. A good roadway network constitutes the basic infrastructure that propels the development process through connectivity and opening up the backward regions to trade and investment. However, despite their importance to the national economy, the road network in Bangladesh is grossly inadequate. The existing network is unable to cope up with high traffic density. Roadways are now recognized as an infrastructure critical to economic and industrial growth. It must be noted, however, that greater output shall be realized if public and private partnership (PPP) agreements or contracts are structured in such a way that does not place the poor majority in any social, economic and/or political disadvantage. In order for government to deliver the minimum standard of services, products and/or care required for a PPP to thrive, it must put in place, laws, regulations and institutions or enhance existing ones, as well as improve the enabling environment for Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the provision and development of infrastructure to occur. The study was followed through primary and secondary sources of data: primary data were collected from Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and Ministry of Communication (MOC) through questionnaire. Secondary data were collected from newspapers, conference proceedings, working papers, journals, articles, term paper and research report. Although Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are not the only solution for the many problems of public management, they have contributed substantially to improve public services, and continue to provide government with much needed resources to close the infrastructure gap. This research has attempted to highlight the current thinking on PPPs, especially as regards to local authorities. In addition to the risks and challenges discussed above, governments and donors deciding whether to engage in PPPs should consider how to build on existing capDownload