Drug Trafficking as a Homeland Security Threat in Bangladesh: Challenges, Dynamics, and Strategic Responses

M T R Zubair

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63406

Drug Trafficking as a Homeland Security Threat in Bangladesh: Challenges, Dynamics, and Strategic Responses

Author(s)	M T R Zubair
Country	Turkey
Abstract	Drug trafficking and drug dealing have evolved into one of the most severe non-traditional security threats facing Bangladesh. No longer confined to isolated criminal acts, narcotics now represent a multidimensional danger that undermines public health, fuels organized crime, corrodes governance, finances transnational criminal syndicates, weakens border sovereignty, and threatens long-term national stability. Bangladesh’s geostrategic position—between Southeast Asia’s synthetic drug production zones and South Asia’s major consumer and transit markets—places it at acute risk. This research paper examines the structural causes, operational dynamics, and security consequences of drug trafficking in Bangladesh. It argues that traditional law enforcement approaches, while necessary, are insufficient in isolation. Instead, a homeland security framework integrating intelligence-led policing, border and maritime security, financial crime disruption, public health–based demand reduction, institutional integrity, and regional cooperation is essential. The study proposes a holistic, realistic, and human-centered strategy to protect Bangladesh’s sovereignty, social fabric, and future generations.
Keywords	Drug Trafficking, Homeland Security, Bangladesh, Synthetic Drugs, Methamphetamine, Border Security, Organized Crime, Corruption, Demand Reduction, Regional Cooperation
Field	Sociology > Intelligence / Security
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-14
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63406

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