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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
multilateral bank · multilateral
The partnership is currently focused on restoring macroeconomic stability and financial sector health while mitigating the impacts of global commodity price volatility.
World Bank released the Bangladesh Development Update projecting a GDP growth slowdown to 3.9% for FY26.
World Bank approved $350 million in additional financing for the Energy Sector Security Enhancement Project.
Bangladesh signed a $404 million loan and grant agreement for the Health, Nutrition, and Population Sector Development Programme.
World Bank Global Economic Prospects report revised Bangladesh's FY26 growth forecast to 3.8% and FY27 to 4.6%.
World Bank approved $450 million for the Financial Sector Support Project II to address non-performing loans.
World Bank approved $1.1 billion in emergency financing for food security and support for vulnerable households.
Bangladesh joined the World Bank Group in August 1972. WBG has committed over $45 billion in grants, interest-free credits and concessional financing cumulatively. Active IDA portfolio reported by the WB country overview as $14.08 billion across 50 ongoing projects (figure as of the current overview page; an earlier 2023 figure of $16.46 billion across 57 projects was also reported). Jean Pesme holds the Division Director title for Bangladesh and Bhutan (the role functioning as the country lead). annual_disbursement_usd left null: no single verified disbursement figure for one fiscal year confirmed.