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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 ERD is currently managing the transition from LDC status by requesting a three-year extension of the preparatory period to ensure sustainable economic transformation.
ERD signed a $404 million loan and grant agreement with the World Bank for the Health, Nutrition, and Population Sector Development Programme.
The Government of Bangladesh and Germany signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Dhaka.
ERD issued a notice regarding project proposals to be implemented under Japanese technical assistance for the Japanese fiscal year 2027.
Bangladesh and China signed 13 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) following a bilateral meeting in Beijing.
ERD co-organized a seminar on Bangladesh's LDC graduation preparedness and the rationale for extending the preparatory period.
ERD signed a $3.3 billion Annual Financing Programme with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) for FY 2026-27.
ERD was originally established as the External Resources Division on 31 January 1972 under PM Mujibur Rahman; renamed Economic Relations Division in October 1990. It is one of four divisions under the Ministry of Finance (alongside Finance Division, Financial Institutions Division, and Internal Resources Division). The official URL erd.gov.bd redirects to erd.portal.gov.bd. SM Ebadur Rahman appointment on 2026-03-26 is contractual (one year) under Government Service Act 2018, Section 49; he replaced Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky. The $5.5 billion IMF figure comprises original $3.3 billion ECF/EFF (January 2023) + $1.4 billion RSF (January 2023) + $800 million augmentation under interim government. Of $5.5 billion total, $3.64 billion was disbursed as of June 2025 across five tranches; $1.86 billion remains. The $500 million WB budget support and $1.135 billion loan repurposing facts are cross-verified from TBS News, The Daily Star, and ERD official statements. annual_budget_bdt left null: ERD operating budget is a sub-line within MoF allocation not separately published in primary sources available.