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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 corporation is balancing aggressive fleet modernization and expansion with the need to maintain short-term profitability and revenue stability.
Chief Adviser emphasized the necessity for BSC to maintain its status as a profitable state-owned enterprise.
Chittagong Stock Exchange reported BSC share closing price at 112.40 BDT.
BSC Company Secretary Abu Safayat Muhammad Shahe Dul Islam noted as administrator for the BSBRA.
BSC was established 5 February 1972 under President's Order No. 10 of 1972; the operative legal framework is now the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation Act 2017 (Act No. 10 of 2017). The Board of Directors is chaired by the Shipping Adviser (currently Brigadier General (Retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain, who serves in both capacities under the interim government); the Managing Director is Commodore Mahmudul Malek, a naval officer commissioned in the Operations Branch, appointed 23 January 2024. Fleet as of May 2026: seven vessels operating under the Bangladesh flag. The two newest bulk carriers -- MV Banglar Pragati (delivered 23 October 2025) and MV Banglar Navjatra (delivered 29 January 2026) -- were advised by HFW law firm and built by Jingjiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co., China. Charter rate for both new vessels is approximately $20,000/day each. The G2G deal signed 11 March 2026 covers two crude oil mother tankers at 114,000 DWT and two bulk carriers at 80,000 DWT (some sources cite 81,500 DWT for bulk carriers; Hellenic Shipping News and TBS both confirm 114,000 DWT for tankers); total contract value Tk2,486 crore. The product oil tanker project (Tk1,466 crore, two MR tankers at 40,000-55,000 DWT) is at ECNEC stage as of April 2026; it is separate from and in addition to the G2G deal. MV Banglar Joyjatra was stranded near the Strait of Hormuz from approximately February 2026 onward due to the 2026 Iran-related Hormuz crisis; Iranian transit clearance remained pending as of mid-May 2026. FY2024-25 profit of Tk306.56 crore confirmed by multiple sources (TBS, Daily Star, Hellenic Shipping News, Apparel Resources); FY2023-24 comparison profit was Tk249.69 crore (23% lower). H1 FY2025-26 profit decline of 5.42% is real and not contradictory -- it reflects higher costs from fleet expansion, while revenue grew 11%; verified by Financial Express and TBS.