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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.
Industry Association Watch: the apex chambers, 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.
Development Partner Watch
bilateral · United States
The termination of USAID-funded programs has created a humanitarian and economic vacuum, leaving local NGO staff unemployed and vulnerable populations without essential services.
The U.S. Ambassador launched the Trade Over Aid initiative, shifting focus from development grants to private-sector investment.
The U.S. Department of State entered into a collaborative agreement with Eastern Bank PLC for climate change adaptation.
Official data portals confirmed the cessation of USAID-led programming in Bangladesh.
USAID Bangladesh operations suspended January 2025; agency formally dissolved and merged into the State Department from 1 July 2025. The 2025 Bangladesh office director was reported as Richard Aron, but as the office is being wound down this is not recorded as the current head. Website left null since usaid.gov pages and the Bangladesh mission page are deprecated.