Electronic governance in Bangladesh: challenges and prospects

Electronic governance in short e-governance is a smeared concept in the development discourse. This article aims to identify the challenges and to recommend some ways in this regard. Evidently, e-governance is the use of information technologies by government agencies in service provision and by citizens to get services. It may range from e-admission to e-voting. Bangladesh has obtained e-governance idea to reinvent its governance and to transform the society into a creative knowledge society. Nonetheless, it affronts many hurdles like poor infrastructure, lack of political support, shortfall of efficient human resource, digital divice etc. Therefore, it’s high time to get some remedies for proper implementation of e-governance strategies. More e-services may create scope for the government to generate revenue through imposing fees for particular e-services and ensure transparency of public services. Citizens may also be benefited with prompt and improved services. In a nutshell, it will foster sustainable development. Public administration of this twenty first century should be dynamic, proactive, public relation expert, policy shaper, and pro positive change for making the service easier.