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Institutions
Bank Watch: scheduled banks tracked on stability metrics.
Parliament Watch: members and their activity.
Government Watch: the executive, tracked over time.
University Watch: the higher-education system, tracked.
NGO Watch: civil society and development NGOs, tracked.
Development Partner Watch: the donors, tracked.
Early warning
The Crisis Orb: a live, level-anchored hazard board.
The LDC 2029 graduation monitor.
The national early-warning board across hazards.
Early warning for the haor flood basin.
The multi-hazard exposure atlas, by district.
Where hazards compound across the same places.
A priority index ranking places by combined risk.
Cropland exposed to flood, heat, and salinity.
The bank distress watch: stress signals across banks.
The disaster ledger: events and losses over time.
Industry Association Watch
sector association · cement (Portland Composite Cement and Ordinary Portland Cement manufacturers)
The BCMA is facing severe financial strain due to high production costs from currency depreciation and a prolonged slump in domestic construction demand.
The BCMA submitted pre-budget proposals to the NBR requesting reduced customs duty on clinker and uniform advance income tax.
BCMA President Mohammad Amirul Haque stated that rising petroleum prices and Middle East tensions are increasing industry costs.
The BCMA formally requested the NBR to revise tax and duty measures following the FY2026-27 budget announcement.
Mohammad Amirul Haque (MD, Premier Cement Mills) elected President for 2025-2027, succeeding Alamgir Kabir. BCMA describes itself as the national trade organization of PCC and OPC manufacturers/exporters; registered 1998, ~31 members per the official site, HQ in Gulshan, Dhaka. Exact election date not pinned to a primary source so president_since left null; event date is the date global cement reported the election. Secretary general not confirmed from a primary source, left null. [2026-06-08 audit correction] Election event mis-dated 2025-04-17; primary sources place BCMA election Jul-Aug 2025 (Global Cement 16 Jul 2025). Event date in recent_activity not auto-edited.