National Security of BANGLADESH in the Twenty-first Century

This book reframes national security for Bangladesh by placing citizens at the centre of strategy. The opening chapters review the regional setting—the rise of the Indo-Pacific as an organizing idea, the Bay of Bengal’s maritime commons, energy corridors and shifting trade rules—and explain why small and medium powers must hedge, diversify relationships and invest in credible domestic capacity. Subsequent chapters analyze institutional performance in law enforcement, border management and disaster response, drawing on incident data, budget trends and interviews with practitioners. The authors argue that predictable, lawful and professional security services generate the trust without which emergency powers become counterproductive. Economic and resource security are treated as strategic issues: supply-chain resilience in food and fuel, macroeconomic stability and infrastructure governance affect social cohesion and the state’s room for manoeuvre. Human security runs throughout: gender-based violence, urban safety and public health readiness determine whether households can plan, invest and participate in public life. The book proposes a layered posture—deterrence, denial, resilience—supported by whole-of-government coordination and transparent performance metrics. It is a call for steady execution: fewer grand pronouncements, more interoperable systems, robust training, and relentless after-action learning.