Civil society has become one of the significant catchphrases in the global governance system. It has indeed become a key political, economic, and societal success where an individualistic perspective to look at civil society has been eroded. As with the progress of globalization, civil society's worth as a concept and practice has been revived in a holistic manner. State machineries and international development partners are playing significant roles to demonstrate this revival. Bangladesh is not an alternative to embrace this process. Here the current development paradigm in governance sector approaches to a new dimension of civil society’s involvement in the process. To avoid a major discontent in the understanding of the paradigm, one should start by taking a closer look at the prospects of positive contribution of civil society organizations in strengthening global governance system.