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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 Parjatan Corporation is currently focused on addressing the underperformance of its state-owned tourism assets by exploring Public-Private Partnership models.
The Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh held its biennial elections at the BPC auditorium in Dhaka.
BPC General Manager Md. Ziaul Haque Howlader advocated for improved infrastructure and branding to boost the tourism sector.
The government announced plans to transition loss-making BPC properties to Public-Private Partnership models.
The government is working to settle outstanding dues owed to the BPC for food supplies provided to the Prime Minister's Office.
BPC was established by President's Order No. 143 of November 1972, effective 1 January 1973, and is governed by the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation Order, 1972, as amended by the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022 (act-1407 on bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd). It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. The current Chairman, Saima Shahin Sultana, was appointed by Ministry of Public Administration circular on 18 November 2024, making her the 38th or later chairman in a long succession (37 chairmen in the first 48 years per Bangladesh Monitor). BPC operates 19 hotel and motel units nationwide: in Cox's Bazar -- Hotel Shaibal, Motel Labonee (60 rooms, 15 long abandoned), and Motel Upal (38 rooms, unrenovated since 1972); in the Sylhet division -- Motel Sylhet (Airport Road, Borosola) and Motel Jaflong; plus units in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Benapole, Khulna, Bandarban, Rangamati, Khagrachari, Kuakata, and Dhaka periphery. The FY 2024-25 operating profit of approximately Tk 22 crore is sourced from The Current View's report on the 56th Commercial Conference (January 22, 2026) and is corroborated by TBS reporting on BPC's recovery trajectory. Foreign tourist arrival data: World Bank indicator ST.INT.ARVL for Bangladesh shows 323,000 arrivals in 2019 (latest pre-pandemic confirmed official figure); 2024 arrivals estimated at approximately 655,000 by aggregated secondary sources, with tourism receipts estimated at USD 440 million (13.5% growth over prior year) -- these 2024 figures are from secondary aggregators (tradingeconomics, macrotrends) not yet confirmed by World Bank/UNWTO official release; treat with caution. annual_budget_bdt left null: BPC's government allocation is embedded in the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism's budget line and is not published as a standalone figure in available public sources. staff_count left null: sanctioned post count not found in public sources; BPC has historically been described as overstaffed relative to revenue but exact numbers are not verified.