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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 prioritizing a transition from reactive relief to proactive, climate-resilient urban planning and anticipatory action mechanisms for flood and earthquake risks.
DDM issued a Request for Expressions of Interest for an EGPP+ Implementation Support Firm under the B-STRONG project.
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu met with the EU Ambassador to discuss disaster management efforts.
Ministry Secretary Md Saidur Rahman Khan announced a mega-plan to strengthen Dhaka's earthquake preparedness and resilience.
Activation of the Anticipatory Action Plan for river floods and landslides for the July–September 2026 period.
DDM was established November 2012 under the Disaster Management Act 2012 (Act No. 34 of 2012). Current Director General is Rezwanur Rahman per the official DDM portal officer list (ddm.gov.bd/site/view/officer_list_all); head_since is null as no appointment date was found in a primary source. staff_count is null: no sanctioned-post figure available in publicly accessible documents; annual_budget_bdt is null: DDM's line-item budget is not separately published; the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief envelope covers it. CPP volunteer count of 76,020 (38,010 male, 38,010 female) is sourced from the official CPP volunteer database (cppvolunteer.info/About) and cross-confirmed by BDRCS; the figure covers 3,801 units across 42 upazilas in 13 coastal districts. BDRCS Situation Report 1 (30 April 2026) on the northeastern haor flash flood is cross-verified via reliefweb.int and bdrcs.org. The May 3, 2026 Tk 7,500/month three-month farmer assistance announcement is confirmed by BSS News, TBS News, and The Financial Express, all attributing the statement to Minister Asadul Habib Dulu. Verification based on 2+ independent primary sources for all factual claims.