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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
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The Bangladesh Computer Council is currently under intense institutional scrutiny by a government-appointed taskforce investigating alleged mismanagement and corruption in the ICT sector over the past 15 years.
BCC Rajshahi regional office organized a programming competition for students.
BGD e-GOV CIRT completed a three-week cybersecurity internship program for MIST students.
The ICT Division and BCC concluded the National High School Programming Contest-2026.
An e-tender notice was listed for the auction of computer equipment, accessories, and furniture.
The EDGE project implemented by the BCC reached a scheduled completion or adjustment milestone.
BCC is Bangladesh's apex statutory ICT body, established under Act No. IX of 1990 (preceded by the 1989 Ordinance; the institution traces to the National Computer Committee formed in 1983). It sits under the ICT Division of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology; parent_id_ref = 'ICT Division'. Executive Director Md Abu Sayed (Additional Charge, rank: Additional Secretary) confirmed active in this role as of November 2025 per BSS News; precise appointment date not found in primary sources so head_since = null. staff_count = null: no publicly available sanctioned-post figure found; Banglapedia mentions approximately 106 executives at headquarters with seven regional training centres, but a verified total sanctioned-post count was not recoverable. annual_budget_bdt = null: BCC's individual budget is embedded in the ICT Division envelope (Tk 2,144 crore for FY2025-26 per Lightcastle Partners / CPD budget analysis) and is not separately published. National Data Center: the only Tier-III certified government data center in Bangladesh, located at ICT Tower E-14/X, Agargaon, Dhaka 1207; certified since 2010 (Uptime Institute award foil FOIL_BCC8642_NDC-Expansion_TIIICDD_190509); offers IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. BGD e-GOV CIRT: established after the 2016 Bangladesh Bank cyber heist; FIRST, OIC-CERT, and APCERT member; now governed by Cyber Safety Ordinance 2025 (effective 21 May 2025) which replaced the Cyber Security Act 2023. BCC held ITU Global Cybersecurity Index 2024 Tier-1 Role Model Country status. NID data controversy: EC cancelled BCC contract December 2024 for breaching the October 2022 bilateral agreement that barred NID data sharing with third parties. BdREN: Bangladesh Research and Education Network, a separate non-profit government trust (established 2009, trust formalised 2019) with 78 university members; managed under UGC/Ministry of Education but BCC provides some infrastructure support; classified as a separate entity from BCC in primary sources. Verification: all factual claims cross-checked against at least two independent primary or reputable secondary sources (Wikipedia, Banglapedia, BCC-CA official, BGD e-GOV CIRT official, BSS News, Mondaq, Daily Star, New Age).