E-governance in Bangladesh: readiness and realities

More than four decades ago, Bangladesh appeared in the world scene as an independent state. Amid plenty of vicissitudes, the country is trying to consolidate its position. Though the level of development could have been a lot higher, the progress has not been meager. A country-wide ICT-infrastructure has been and is being developed to ensure access to information for every citizen so as to facilitate empowerment of people and enhance democratic values and norms for sustainable economic development. This paper is basically a documentation of e-Governance and ICT related developments in Bangladesh which gives an idea that Bangladesh's readiness in putting e-Governance in place is encouraging, though not electrifying.