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Institutions
Bank Watch: scheduled banks tracked on stability metrics.
Parliament Watch: members and their activity.
University Watch: the higher-education system, tracked.
NGO Watch: civil society and development NGOs, tracked.
Development Partner Watch: the donors, 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.
Government Watch
department
The Bangladesh Coast Guard is focused on modernizing its fleet and technological capabilities while maintaining anti-piracy operations in the Sundarbans.
Government issued directives for BCG participation in July Uprising Day 2026 national programs.
BCG reported successful anti-piracy operations in the Sundarbans including the rescue of abducted fishermen.
Construction commenced on five locally-built Riverine Patrol Vessels for the BCG.
Director General Rear Admiral Md Ziaul Hoque reaffirmed a zero-tolerance policy against piracy and condemned an attack on Harbaria station.
BCG published multiple e-tenders on the e-GP portal for operational support, internet connectivity, and fuel.
Established 14 February 1995 under the Coast Guard Act 1994 (Act No. 26 of 1994), starting with two patrol craft seconded from the Bangladesh Navy; 31st founding anniversary observed February 14, 2026. The 1994 Act was re-enacted and consolidated as the Bangladesh Coast Guard Act 2016 (Act No. 9 of 2016), which is the current governing statute. Operationally under Public Security Division of Ministry of Home Affairs. The Director General is customarily a serving Rear Admiral of the Bangladesh Navy seconded to BCG; Rear Admiral Md Ziaul Hoque is the 15th DG, appointed by Ministry of Public Administration notification September 29, 2024, took charge October 31, 2024. staff_count of 3,585 reflects the election-deployment figure (3,585 personnel in 100 platoons, January-February 2026) and is consistent with earlier reported strength of ~3,339; the Home Minister's April 2026 announcement targets expansion to 10,000. annual_budget_bdt is null: BCG budget is not separately itemised in publicly available MoF budget portal documents reviewed; it falls within the Ministry of Home Affairs allocation. The '58-day ban' runs 14 April to 11 June 2026 (exactly 58 days) per government gazette; BCG enforcement patrols are confirmed by multiple BSS and TBS reports. The Rohingya interdiction note references a January 9, 2026 BCG press release (Lt Cdr Siam-ul-Haq) on five Rohingya traffickers arrested off Kolatoli Beach; Rohingya sea-crossing data (2,800+ attempts January-April 2026) from UNHCR via Al Jazeera April 14, 2026.