Right to Information (RTI) is considered as a fundamental human right everywhere in the world. An effective RTI act has the potential to empower people to engage themselves more meaningfully in the democratic process with a view to increasing transparency and accountability in the mechanism of good governance and also reduce corruption. In Bangladesh, There are some laws and legal provisions like The Official Secrets Act (1923), The Evidence Act (1872), The Penal Code (1860), Government Servant (Conduct) Rules (1979), The Code of Criminal Procedures (1960), The Rules of Business (1996) The Oath of Secrecy, curtail people’s right of access to information. On the other hand, United Nations (1946), UN General Assembly (1948 & 1966), The Commonwealth Law Ministers (1980), RIO Declaration (1992), UN Commission on Human Rights (1993 & 1995), The Commonwealth Expert Group Meeting (1999), The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (2003) part special emphasis on my establish RTI act in every country. No fewer than 75 countries, including India, Pakistan and Nepal, have introduced the RTI acts under different heads (Haque, 2008). In Bangladesh, the president has finally approved RTI ordinance, 2008 (RTIO, 2008) on 20 October 2008. This article analyss the importance of RTI ordinance for ensuring good governance of Bangladesh, identifys the obstacles to the enactment of RTI act. present situation of Bangladesh.