The Directorate General of Defence Purchase was established in 1971 after the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan.

On 8 January 1972 under a memorandum of the Ministry of Defence, DDP formed officially and started function from the combined workshop which was located at Dhaka Cantonment.

During that time, DDP was accommodated at building number 202 and 208 in a combined workshop in Dhaka Cantonment.

On 9 November 1972, DDP was formed and had started job from a tin shed building which is located near Jahangir gate MP Check Post.

On 19 April 1977, DGDP again relocated to 110/A Banani which was known as the house of Abdul Monem Khan (the Ex-Governor of East Pakistan).