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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 DAE faces a significant implementation gap where smallholder farmers struggle with rising input costs and climate risks despite increased budget allocations.
DAE reported a total production of 32,705,929 metric tons of Boro paddy for the current season in Parliament.
DAE published multiple tender notices for the procurement of polythene and pesticides for summer onion subsidies.
DAE organized a Partner Congress 2026 in Rangpur to promote Good Agricultural Practices and safe food production.
DAE organized a Partner Congress 2026 in Louhajang to encourage agricultural modernization and rural entrepreneurship.
DAE distributed free Aman paddy seeds, summer vegetable seeds, and fertilizers to farmers in various Upazilas.
Government directive issued for educational institutions to collect tree saplings from the DAE for the national plantation target.
DAE reported that its Agriculture Call Centre received over 92,000 calls in the past year.
Established 1982 by merging six predecessor agencies. Headquarters at Khamarbari, Farmgate, Dhaka-1215. Operates under the Ministry of Agriculture; parent_id_ref set to 'Ministry of Agriculture' matching the existing ministry-of-agriculture.json slug's name_en. Director General: Md Tajul Islam Patwary, appointed post-August 2024 leadership reshuffle following the fall of the Hasina government; confirmed by his signing of the Syngenta MoU (12 September 2024) and SAF Bangladesh agreement (29 September 2024) as Director General. head_since set to 2024-08-01 as the approximate post-reshuffle effective date; exact gazette notification date not found in public sources. Prior DG Md. Asadullah (appointed October 29, 2020) was replaced in the August 2024 reshuffle per TBS reporting. staff_count is null: no sanctioned-post figure found in publicly available primary sources; GFRAS reports 326 senior staff (bachelor-degree-or-above) at national level only, which is manifestly a subset and not a total -- excluded. annual_budget_bdt is null: DAE's line-item budget not separately published; the Tk 27,224 crore figure is the full Ministry of Agriculture envelope for FY2025-26. verification_status is 'partial' because the DG head_since exact date and the sanctioned staff count lack primary-source confirmation. Haor flood figures (46,730 ha, 208,000 tonnes loss) are DAE's own damage assessment as reported by Jagonews24, Prothom Alo English, and TBS -- cross-checked across three outlets. Farmer Card figures (22,065 farmers, Tk 2,500, 10 districts, April 14 launch) confirmed by BSS News (3 articles), Dhaka Tribune, and Daily Star.