Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the government is reviewing the proposed procurement of body cameras to ensure transparency, rational planning and appropriate use in sensitive operational areas.

The initial proposal sought a very large number of body cameras, prompting the committees to ask the authorities concerned to revisit the plan, pricing and procurement method, he told reports after meetings of the Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs and the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase at the Secretariat.

He said the revised plan should adopt a more rational, need-based approach.

"The procurement should be rational. We suggested that body cameras be used in particularly sensi...