ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on Bangladesh’s journey to e-government. It seeks to provide a comprehensive account of e-government, highlighting major developments, the forces behind them, progresses achieved, and current challenges. The chapter provides the institutional and legal framework of e-government, outlining the key institutions and policies that help shape e-government and its implementation. It reviews the current state of e-government, highlighting some major e-government programs and their impacts. The chapter examines e-government at local levels. It explores some of the constraints and challenges of e-government in Bangladesh. The chapter also reviews important policies and institutions involved in the implementation of e-government and the nature of their roles and involvement. It analyzes the key institutions that have been charged with the task of steering the e-government agenda. The chapter discusses selected e-government schemes that portray the current state of e-government in Bangladesh and the progress made to date in various spheres alongside current trends and developments.
