ABSTRACT
The current chapter appraises Bangladesh’s maritime strategic security and the evolving policies. The relevant analytical tradition and approaches are accordingly identified, underlining applicable notional blueprint; the conceptual design is used for analysing the evolving pattern of the nation’s maritime policies in terms of strategy and a secured developmental destiny. Bangladesh remains committed to a peaceful course; but the strategic pathways require delicate, calculated managing. Its maritime policy is catered largely to meet the developmental challenges it faces. The country’s maritime security is inseparable from the overall insecurities it confronts; towards this it is imperative for Bangladesh to strategize the policy. A credible security system, encompassing both land and maritime, can only be assured by democratic continuity and consensus. Bangladesh must overcome any such deficit if it is to play a credible regional maritime role.
