A project, Development of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) System for the Prime Minister's Office, is now being implemented to this end.

Under the project, a VSAT (very small aperture terminal) is being installed to connect the PMO with the World Wide Web.

Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is likely to inaugurate the ICT system this week, the sources added.

When the system is introduced, the premier will have direct access to the 'feedback pages,' where people from all walks of life will be able to put their comments on government activities, an official said.

"This will bring transparency in government activities," he added.

Officials at the PMO will also be able to send and receive e-mails from their domains and there will be a website with people's access to it.

A private farm, DNS, is implementing the project on a turn-key basis.

DNS will roll out a high speed internet and data connectivity for the PMO via satellite, said M Atiqul Ahsan, chief operating officer of the company.

Establishment of e-governance will help increase efficiency and transparency in government activities and cut corruption and irregularities, said a top official of the Ministry of Science and Information Communication Technology.

He also said a Tk 18.61 crore plan to connect all the 52 ministries and divisions via internet as part of establishing e-governance is now under consideration of the Planning Commission.

The ICT has been declared a thrust sector.