The Finance Division has approved the procurement of 220 vehicles—including 195 Mitsubishi Pajero QX-2427cc SUVs and 25 microbuses—for deputy commissioners’ offices and upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) to ensure smooth functioning during the upcoming national elections in February.

Each SUV will cost Tk 1.69 crore, while each microbus is priced at Tk 52 lakh, bringing the total expenditure to over Tk 343 crore.

The approval comes with conditions: the new vehicles will be used as replacements, and the old ones must be declared unserviceable by BRTA inspectors before disposal.

Earlier, on August 21, a proposal was also placed for 280 vehicles, including 60 earmarked for ministers, advisers, state ministers, and deputy ministers of the next elected government. The Finance Division has now given its nod to that proposal as well.