Status of Rural Library and Information Services in Bangladesh: Directions for the Development

In this paper an attempt has been made to give a short overview of the rural library situation in Bangladesh and their role in providing rural information services. Besides, an effort is also made to trace the Multipurpose Community Telecentre (MCT) which providing ICT based rural information services in Bangladesh. Finally, recommendations are also given for the development of rural libraries in providing rural information services in Bangladesh.