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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 · cold storage
The BCSA is currently facing intense public and government scrutiny regarding cold storage rental fees, which has triggered protests and led to a government review of industry pricing.
BCSA leadership opposed a proposed increase in the source tax on agricultural items from 0.50% to 1%.
Farmers and traders blocked a highway in Rangpur to protest against high cold storage rents.
BCSA President Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu denied syndicate allegations and defended current storage rates.
BCSA President Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu participated as a speaker at the RACC ASEAN 2026 Technical Forum in Bangkok.
A government body was formed to review cold storage rent structures following public unrest.
Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu (MD, Chashi Cold Storage Ltd.) re-elected president for the 2025-2027 term; his panel won unopposed, with Eshtiaque Ahmed as senior vice president and Mohammed Younus as vice president. Exact election date not pinned, so president_since is null. He is also a senior vice president of FBCCI; BCSA is an FBCCI member body. Founding year, member count and HQ not verified. The 2025-02-08 demand event date is the approximate publication window per the Financial Express trade report.