Contents

               List of Tables and Figures                                                                                 vii

               Contributors                                                                                                    ix

               Introduction                                                                                                    1

               Mufleh R. Osmany

               CHAPTER  1

          Structural and Systemic Aspects of National Security              

               Shaheen Afroze and Abul Kalam Azad

                          1.1  Introduction                                                                                    11

                          1.2  National Security in the Context of Bangladesh:

                                A Comprehensive Approach                                                              13

                          1.3  Structural Aspects of National Security of Bangladesh                           21

                          1.4  Systemic Aspects of National Security of Bangladesh                            33

                          1.5  Policy Propositions and Recommendations: Need for a

                                National Security Council?                                                                 48

                          1.6  Conclusion                                                                                      54

               CHAPTER  2

          Traditional Security of Bangladesh                                   

                Kazi Fakhruddin Ahmed, Abu Taher Salahuddin Ahmed and M Aynul Islam

                          2.1  Introduction                                                                                    63

                          2.2  Sources of Challenge to National Security                                           66

                          2.3  Comparison of Defence Expenditure and Military Balance:

                                 Bangladesh-India, Bangladesh-Myanmar                                            71

                          2.4  Defence Planning                                                                             76

                          2.5  Bangladesh’s Defence Co-operation with other States                           98

                          2.6  Civil-Military Relations                                                                      105

                          2.7  Conclusions and Recommendations                                                   116

               CHAPTER  3

          International System: The Role of Diplomacy         

                A.K.M. Abdus Sabur, A.B.M. Ziaur Rahman and Abu Salah Md. Yusuf

                3.1  Introduction                                                                                    125

                3.2  Changing Security Scenario and Architecture

                       in the World and South Asia: An Overview                                         127

                3.3  Bangladesh Diplomacy: A Review of Objectives and Challenges             140

                3.4  Pursuing Diplomacy: The Regional Context                                         156

                3.5  Pursuing Diplomacy: The Global Context                                            171

                3.6  Pursuing Diplomacy: Reflections on Some Crucial Issues                      182

                3.7  An Outlook for the Future                                                                 193

               CHAPTER  4

          Non-Traditional Security of Bangladesh                        

               Mohammad Humayun Kabir, Neila Husain and Segufta Hossain

                          4.1  Introduction                                                                                    207

                4.2  Non-Traditional Security                                                                   211

                4.3  Mapping Non-Traditional Security of Bangladesh                                 222

                4.4  Newer Issues of Non-Traditional Security of Bangladesh                       241

                4.5  Meeting NTS Threats: Challenges and Responses                                268

                4.6  Concluding Remarks and Recommendations                                       247

               CHAPTER  5

          Role of Civil Society Organisations in Security of

          Bangladesh                                                                                          

               Abdur Rob Khan, M Jashim Uddin and Mohammad Jasim Uddin

                          5.1  Introduction                                                                                    307

                          5.2  Concept and Functions of Civil Society                                                309

                          5.3  Emergence of Civil Society Organisations in Bangladesh                       316

                          5.4  Conceptual Discourse on Security                                                      318

                          5.5  Role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Security

                                 of Bangladesh                                                                                 326

                          5.6  Limits of Civil Society in Bangladesh                                                  333

                5.7  Concluding  and Recommendations                                                   336

               BIBLIOGRAPHY                                                                                            349

                        INDEX