Home Ministry Pushes Security Modernisation With 25 Projects Except
Home Ministry Pushes Security Modernisation With 25 Projects Except: The Home Ministry’s FY2026–27 portfolio comprises 25 ongoing development schemes spanning police infrastructure, digital investigation, border control, maritime security, corrections, drug rehabilitation and fire response. The programme points to a broad security modernisation agenda, although its effectiveness will hinge on procurement integrity, operational coordination, and measurable public safety outcomes.
In a Nutshell
- The Home Ministry is implementing 25 projects in FY2026–27 across eight security and emergency-response agencies.
- The biggest scheme is the police station administrative and barrack buildings, costing Tk 16,240.45 crore and ending in June 2027. Another Tk 7,075.49 crore project will build police stations, outposts, camps and specialised police facilities by September 2028.
- A Tk 3,537.43 crore project aims to strengthen counter-terrorism and international crime prevention capacity.
- Dhaka Metropolitan Police equipment procurement is estimated at Tk 1,149.70 crore. The Tk 590.87 crore cyber-investigation project focuses on technology-enabled crimes and digital forensics.
- RAB headquarters construction is estimated at Tk 5,456.54 crore and runs until December 2028.
- BGB will build 73 modern border outposts for Tk 2,365.50 crore and develop infrastructure for the 63 BGB Battalion in Gazipur for Tk 2,230.24 crore.
- Coast Guard logistics and maintenance facilities will cost Tk 7,576.22 crore, while replacement vessels are estimated at Tk 23,148.29 crore.
- The revised e-passport and automated border-control project is valued at Tk 9,038.36 crore and runs until June 2028. Drug rehabilitation centres in seven divisions will cost Tk 1,413.15 crore; 20 new or rebuilt fire stations are estimated at Tk 650.96 crore.
Context
The FY2026–27 budget proposal allocated Tk 31,099 crore to the Home Affairs Ministry, including Tk 2,460 crore for development expenditure and Tk 28,639 crore for operating costs. The 25-project list, therefore, sits within a larger public-security budget but contains several multi-year schemes whose total approved costs substantially exceed one year’s development allocation, indicating staggered financing across fiscal years. The project mix also reflects a shift from conventional buildings alone toward integrated security systems: cyber-forensics capacity, biometric e-passports, automated border control, modern border outposts, maritime fleet renewal and emergency-response facilities.
Why It Matters
Conventional policing infrastructure can improve geographic coverage, staff accommodation, and access to investigative facilities; meanwhile, investments in cybercrime investigation, counter-terrorism, and automated immigration address risks associated with digital fraud, online extremism, identity misuse, and more complex cross-border movement.
The government’s FY2026–27 development allocation for Home Affairs is Tk 2,460 crore, while several individual schemes extend into 2028, underscoring the importance of sustained financing and disciplined project sequencing. Public legitimacy will ultimately depend less on construction milestones than on whether citizens experience faster emergency assistance, safer travel, better cybercrime redress and law enforcement that operates transparently and accountably.
What We Think
The 25 projects signal a shift from conventional law-enforcement infrastructure towards a wider security system linking policing, cyber investigation, border control, maritime surveillance and emergency response. But large construction and equipment projects do not automatically produce safer communities; their impact depends on trained personnel, maintenance funding, clear operating procedures and effective supervision.
The biggest risk lies in fragmented implementation. Police, RAB, BGB, Coast Guard, Immigration and Fire Service operate in different areas, yet threats such as trafficking, cybercrime, smuggling and disaster response often cut across institutional boundaries. Shared data standards, coordinated command protocols and strong privacy safeguards can turn separate projects into an integrated public-safety system.