Global Fragility Act Country Snapshot: Bangladesh

Publication Date: 2019

Publisher: Alliance for Peacebuilding

The Global Fragility Act of 2019 would require the U.S. government to select at least 5-6 candidate countries or regions based on a set of evidenced-based criteria.This document serves as an example of a country that could, but will not necessarily be, selected in the “Prevention” category. Bangladesh is a relatively violent country in terms of fatalities from political uprisings. The country endures intermittent violence largely related to government actions and political cycles (generally around elections). These trends reflect three mutually reinforcing patterns of instability in the political and security spheres: a national conflict between two political parties, urban public discontent, and separate communal violence that occurs primarily in rural areas.