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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 · plastics (plastic goods manufacturing and export)
The BPGMEA is currently facing a governance crisis with members demanding the dissolution of the board and the appointment of a neutral administrator to hold long-overdue elections.
BPGMEA President Shamim Ahmed demanded exportable goods status for plastic packaging and criticized FY2026-27 revenue targets.
BPGMEA hosted a seminar on sustainable packaging to discuss export competitiveness.
BPGMEA leaders participated in a roundtable regarding the UK's Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
Shamim Ahmed confirmed as sitting president (active Jan 2025; still named president in 26 Mar 2026 reporting). Member count ~1,000 per BPGMEA materials. HQ at Paltan Tower, Purana Paltan, Dhaka per official site. Founding year not confirmed from a primary source, left null. president_since (exact date of his current term start) not reliably sourced, left null.