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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 department is struggling to balance modern archaeological research and site protection against infrastructure gaps and allegations of land management misconduct.
The Khulna Divisional Museum was highlighted for its role in preserving southern Bangladesh's archaeological heritage.
Government officials announced a new office for the DoA to accelerate heritage tourism and site protection.
The Archaeological Museum in Agargaon was opened, featuring artefacts from major historical sites.
Director General Sabina Alam confirmed ongoing nationwide efforts to survey and preserve archaeological artefacts.
The application period for the ACCU Group Training Course 2026, supported by the DoA, was extended.
A research article alleged the DoA's involvement in land-related controversies under the guise of preservation.
Established 1947 following Partition; first director was Q.M. Moneer, initially headquartered at Varendra Research Museum, Rajshahi before relocation to Dhaka. Reorganised as 'Department of Archaeology and Museums' in 1972 following independence; current name and structure formalised through the 1983 reorganisation that created four divisional regional offices. A fifth regional office (Rangpur) was added in November 2025. The department operates from the Administration Building, Agargaon, Dhaka (since 2013). Current Director General is Sabina Alam (rank: Additional Secretary); exact appointment date not confirmed in primary sources, head_since left null. The department manages approximately 493 protected sites as of the most recent published count, including two UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Somapura Mahavihara at Paharpur, inscribed 1985; Mosque City of Bagerhat with Sixty Dome Mosque, inscribed 1985). Sonargaon and Panam Nagar are protected under DoA but are NOT UNESCO World Heritage Sites; they are on Bangladesh's UNESCO tentative list. The joint France-Bangladesh excavation at Mahasthangarh has operated continuously under a 1992 bilateral agreement; the 2025 season (January-February) found an ancient pond/tank feature. FY2025-26 cultural sector budget is Tk 824 crore for the whole Ministry of Cultural Affairs; no DoA-specific line item was found in public sources -- annual_budget_bdt left null and fy_budget_year set to indicate the fiscal year of the only available figure. Staff count not published in any primary source reviewed; left null. No Bangladesh-specific UNESCO World Heritage nomination was submitted in the 90-day window; Bangladesh's tentative list submission 'Archaeological Sites on the Deltaic Landscape of Bangladesh' was added in 2023. The article count of '452 sites' (cited in some sources as of 2016) has since grown; the most recent reliable figure found was approximately 493 as of 2024 per Wikipedia and Banglapedia cross-check.