25 dev projects underway as Home Ministry steps up security modernisation
While a separate initiative to enhance Dhaka Metropolitan Police capacity through equipment procurement carries an estimated cost of Tk1,149.70 crore.
The Ministry of Home Affairs is implementing 25 development schemes in the 2026-27 fiscal year as part of a broader drive to modernise Bangladesh's internal security system, strengthen law enforcement, upgrade border management and expand emergency response capabilities.
The projects, being implemented by agencies including Bangladesh Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Bangladesh Coast Guard, the Department of Immigration and Passports, Department of Narcotics Control, Department of Prisons, and Fire Service and Civil Defence represent a significant investment in both physical infrastructure and technology-driven security services.
According to project information compiled by Planning Wing-1 of the Home Ministry, the portfolio includes major initiatives covering police infrastructure, counter-terrorism, cybercrime investigation, e-passports, automated border control, border security, maritime operations, drug rehabilitation, prison facilities and fire services.
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Among the largest schemes is the Construction of Administrative-cum-Barrack Buildings for Police Stations in Different Parts of the Country, with an estimated cost of Tk16,240.45 crore.
The project is scheduled to run until June 2027.
Another major police infrastructure project, involving the construction of police stations, outposts, investigation centres, camps, river-police centres, railway-police facilities, tourist-police centres and highway-police stations, carries an estimated cost of Tk7,075.49 crore and is scheduled to continue until September 2028.
The government is also investing heavily in specialised policing and security capabilities. The Counter-Terrorism and International Crime Prevention Centre of Bangladesh Police project has an estimated cost of Tk3,537.43 crore.
While a separate initiative to enhance Dhaka Metropolitan Police capacity through equipment procurement carries an estimated cost of Tk1,149.70 crore.
Digital security has emerged as another priority. The Safer Cyberspace for Digital Bangladesh: Enhancing National & Regional Digital Investigation Capacity of Bangladesh Police project has an estimated cost of Tk590.87 crore, including government funding and project assistance, and is intended to strengthen police capacity to investigate cyber and technology-enabled crimes.
