Good Governance and e-Governance Combat Corruption in Bangladesh

Governance is an exercise of economic, political and administrative authority for managing a nation's affairs at both micro and macro levels. Good governance is equivalent to purposive and development-oriented administration which is committed to improving the quality of the life of the people, without being necessarily democratic in nature. Good governance assures that corruption is minimized, the views of minorities are taken into account and the voices of the most vulnerable in the society are heard in decision making. It is also responsive to the present and future needs of the society.

Among the public policy innovations around the globe, e-governance is the latest addition to the services of the people with better efficiency. The new mode of governance in using the modern Information Communication Technology (ICT) is