NCP Manifesto Proposes UAV Brigade, Expanded Reserves and Intelligence Sector Reforms
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe National Citizen Party (NCP) has unveiled an ambitious defence and security agenda in its newly released election manifesto, placing strong emphasis on modern warfare capabilities, intelligence reform and democratic oversight of security institutions. The manifesto, titled “Manifesto of Youth and Dignity” and released under the slogan “Bangladesh through a Continue Reading
Bangladesh to Reform DGFI, Strengthen Focus on External Threats
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Government of Bangladesh has confirmed plans to reform the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), placing greater emphasis on external threats and transborder security issues, particularly along the borders with India and Myanmar. According to senior government officials, the restructuring will not involve dismantling the DGFI. Instead, it aims Continue Reading
25 Former, Serving Military Officers Charged at ICT in Landmark Cases
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn a historic and unprecedented development, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) has formally charged 25 serving and former military officers, along with ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, several ex-ministers, and senior intelligence and police officials, in three separate cases involving enforced disappearances, secret detention, torture, and killings during her 15-year Continue Reading
Bangladesh’s Expanding Surveillance Architecture: A Decade of Networked Intelligence and Defence-Industrial Growth
Reading Time: 24 minutesBangladesh’s transformation from a traditional security model to a data-driven surveillance power is a story of systematic modernisation rather than rapid revolution. Over roughly ten years, the nation has methodically assembled an architecture of intelligence and surveillance technologies that rivals far larger regional actors in sophistication and integration. This shift Continue Reading
Rebuttal: Why Disbanding the DGFI Would Endanger Bangladesh’s Security
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis rebuttal is made in response to a recent statement circulated on social media on 8 October 2025, which claimed that “In Bangladesh, the DGFI clearly operates as an arm of the Indian deep state — a proven fact. It is time to dissolve this agency and establish a new Continue Reading