Dr. Sadik Hasan, Ph.D. (Sydney), is a Professor of Public Administration at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research focuses on governance, e-governance, e-transparency, South Asian politics, local government, women in South Asia, and parliament. Dr. Hasan has long experience of conducting academic research, commissioned research, and assessing and evaluating different public and private sector projects and programs for various government agencies and developing partners, e.g., the UNDP, World Bank, USAID BMEL Activity, European Union Delegation, etc.