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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 Department of Social Services is prioritizing a transition to a technology-driven, transparent welfare delivery system via the 'Family Card' to eliminate corruption and intermediaries.
Government allocated Tk 49.44 crore for the treatment of 9,889 underprivileged patients with critical diseases.
DSS allocated Tk 20.53 crore for medical assistance to 4,107 patients.
Government approved Tk 140.11 crore as the second installment of grants for children in private orphanages for FY 2025–26.
Ministry of Social Welfare signed an MoU with UCEP Bangladesh to provide skills training and job placements for 200 youths.
Social Welfare Minister announced a nationwide rollout of the Family Card distribution program within 10–12 weeks.
DSS was established on 2 January 1961 under the Government of East Pakistan, initially under the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare; the Shamajseba Bhaban headquarters in Dhaka was inaugurated in 1999. Current Social Welfare Adviser (minister-equivalent in the interim government) is Sharmeen Murshid, confirmed active as of May 2026 across multiple BSS/Dhaka Tribune sources. DG Md. Saidur Rahman Khan held the post through at least December 2025; BSS reported his promotion to secretary-rank (posted to Disaster Management and Relief Ministry) in January 2026, but no confirmed successor name was found in public sources as of this verification date -- head_since is left null and DG name reflects last confirmed appointment pending official dss.gov.bd update. Old Age Allowance figures are precisely split: 5,995,000 beneficiaries at Tk 700/month and 205,000 aged above 90 at Tk 1,000/month, summing to 6.2 million total; confirmed by TBS, BSS, and Daily Star citing the Advisers Council Committee decision. Digital beneficiary pilot upazila names (8 total) are verified against TBS primary reporting: Mehendiganj, Shyamnagar, Tahirpur, Gauripur, Taraganj, Niamatpur, Ramgarh, Kapasia. Family Card pilot expanded from original 8-upazila committee plan to 14 upazilas at launch (10 March 2026); covers approximately 40,000 households; Tk 2,500/month; PMT-based; female-headed. FY2026-27 proposed safety net total of Tk 35,708 crore is system-wide across all ministries, not DSS-specific; DSS-specific allocation not disaggregated in available public budget documents. staff_count and DSS-specific annual_budget_bdt not found in public sources; left null.