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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 of Fisheries is focused on balancing hilsa conservation against climate change, river siltation, and the modernization of the sector for the blue economy.
The annual 58-day fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal concluded.
State Minister directed the DoF to stop the production of harmful fishing nets.
Minister reported 11 fisheries and aquaculture projects are being implemented at a cost of Tk 1,875 crore.
DoF officials participated in a seminar on investment potential in the fisheries and marine economy.
Local DoF officials reported successful revival of fish stocks in the Bhodra River.
DoF was established after Bangladesh independence in 1971; Central Fisheries Department merged in April 1975; Central Marine Fisheries Department merged in 1984 to form the Marine Fisheries Wing. Headquarters: Segunbagicha, Shahbagh, Dhaka. Staff: 6,065 technical officers and supporting staff across all levels (source: DoF About page). Director General conflict resolved: Wikipedia (last updated March 2026) listed Kh. Mahbubul Haque; official DoF website listed Dr. Md. Abdur Rauf as 'acting' DG (ভারপ্রাপ্ত) at an unspecified prior date; two BSS primary source articles dated April 7 and May 9, 2026 both confirm Md Zia Haider Chowdhury as the current DG -- these are the most recent verified references and have been used. head_since is null as no appointment date was found in primary sources. The FY2025-26 BDT 3,392 crore budget covers the combined Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (DoF + Department of Livestock Services); DoF-specific allocation not separately published. Hilsa production figure of 5 lakh MT refers to FY2024-25 (July 2024-June 2025), per minister's statement at Jatka Conservation Week. Export figures (USD 388.7 million frozen seafood, FY2024-25) are from EPB via TBS/eFeedlink, cross-checked against FAO/DoF Yearbook trends. Fish sector contributed 2.52 percent to national GDP in FY2023-24, with total production 5.02 million MT exceeding the 4.89 million MT target (Fisheries Yearbook 2023-24).