National Security Bangladesh 2009

This annual review surveys Bangladesh’s security environment in 2009 through a comprehensive, people-centred lens that integrates traditional and non-traditional risks. The volume opens with a baseline on regional geopolitics—the India–Bangladesh relationship after renewed diplomatic openings, China’s growing economic footprint, Bay of Bengal maritime issues, and the implications of global recession on trade and remittances. It then traces internal security dynamics: crime trends, militancy disruption, border management with India and Myanmar, and coastal surveillance challenges. Economic security chapters examine food, fuel and financial shocks, assessing how currency stability, public finance, and safety nets influenced household resilience. Human security receives equal weight: disaster risk reduction after cyclone experiences, health system preparedness, migration governance, and urban safety. The review documents institutional reforms in policing, counter-terror finance, and disaster management, and evaluates progress in civil–military cooperation for humanitarian response. Special topics include cyber hygiene in public agencies, the security implications of power shortages, and the governance of critical infrastructure. Throughout, the book emphasizes evidence—incident data, budget outlays, and comparative indicators—while acknowledging gaps and uncertainty. The concluding synthesis identifies the year’s inflection points, distils lessons, and sketches a forward strategy that links day-to-day operational improvements with longer-term capability building.