Bangladesh Launches 25-Project Security Modernisation Drive in FY2026–27
Reading Time: 5 minutesBangladesh’s Ministry of Home Affairs is implementing 25 development projects during the 2026–27 fiscal year aimed at modernising the country’s internal security architecture, strengthening law-enforcement infrastructure, improving border management, expanding maritime capabilities and upgrading emergency-response services. The programme covers eight major agencies and departments, including Bangladesh Police, Rapid Action Battalion Continue Reading
Bangladesh Begins Construction of Five Indigenous Riverine Patrol Vessels for Coast Guard
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe keel-laying ceremony for five Riverine Patrol Vessels (RPVs) being constructed for the Bangladesh Coast Guard was held today at Dockyard and Engineering Works (DEW) Limited, marking another significant milestone in the country’s growing indigenous defence industrial capability. Mr Manzur Morshed Chowdhury, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Continue Reading
Bangladesh Coast Guard Expansion Gains Momentum with New Vessels, Drones and Surveillance Systems
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) is moving ahead with a significant expansion and modernisation programme aimed at strengthening maritime security, search and rescue capabilities, and coastal surveillance. Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said procurement is currently underway for bulletproof high-speed boats and advanced surveillance drones equipped Continue Reading
Bangladesh Election Security 2026: EC Plans Largest Coordinated Internal Deployment
Reading Time: 4 minutesBangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) is preparing for a nationwide security mobilisation unprecedented in scale since the 2018 general election. Around 800,000 law enforcement and auxiliary personnel are proposed to be deployed for an eight-day security operation surrounding the forthcoming 13th National Election, expected in early February 2026. At a high-level Continue Reading
New Boat Workshop and Slipway Inaugurated at Coast Guard Base Mongla
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Saturday, 17 May 2025, the Bangladesh Coast Guard formally inaugurated a newly constructed boat workshop and slipway at Coast Guard Base Mongla, under the service’s West Zone. The ceremony was presided over by the Honourable Home Affairs Adviser, Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, ndc, psc (Retd). The event Continue Reading