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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 Directorate of Primary Education is focused on the large-scale implementation of PEDP5 while balancing quality-improvement reforms with the need to maintain equitable access and reduce dropout rates.
DG Shahina Ferdousi briefed media on the Primary School Gold Cup and new compulsory subjects.
DG Shahina Ferdousi attended the National Inter-PTI Cultural Competition 2026.
DPE held the Primary Education Medal Competition 2026 award ceremony.
DG Shahina Ferdousi held a press conference regarding MPO-listed teachers' pay scale issues.
The Primary School Gold Cup Football Tournament 2026 concluded at the Army Stadium.
DPE issued an office order making sports mandatory from Class IV and requiring playground availability.
DPE and BRAC co-organized a GO–NGO Collaboration Dialogue for PEDP-5 strategic priorities.
DPE issued a directive warning primary teachers against violating social media guidelines.
Official commencement of the five-year Fifth Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP5).
DPE instructed schools to implement Learning Through Play activities to reduce dropout rates.
Established year 1981: Wikipedia and Grokipedia both cite 1981 as the year DPE was created to manage schools following the Primary Education (Taking Over) Act 1974 nationalization of 36,165 primary schools. Some sources cite 1980; Wikipedia is taken as authoritative. current_head Shahina Ferdousi confirmed by three independent sources (BSS gazette, Daily Star, Financial Express); she is the first woman DG in DPE's history, appointed on deputation from Executive Director of Bangladesh Dairy Development Board. staff_count omitted: DPE's own sanctioned post count is not publicly reported separately from the MoPME-wide teacher workforce; Wikipedia references ~540K teachers across all primary schools (including non-government). annual_budget_bdt omitted: DPE does not publish a standalone operating budget separate from the MoPME Tk 35,403 crore FY 2025-26 allocation; no independently verifiable DPE-only figure available. PEDP5 cost: The Finance Today reports Tk 45,000 crore per DPP (Tk 30,000 crore GoB + Tk 15,000 crore external); the parent ministry-of-primary-and-mass-education.json records Tk 51,000 crore citing TBS News and DPE notice -- a discrepancy between the DPP figure and a subsequent revised estimate. This record uses the Tk 45,000 crore DPP figure with sources cited; the Tk 51,000 crore figure should be re-verified against the final approved DPP when available. Dropout rate 16.25% (2024) is sourced directly from DPE APSS 2024 official report (primary source). 14,385 teacher exam date January 9, 2026 confirmed by Prothom Alo, Results BD, and multiple recruitment portals cross-referencing the official DPE circular.