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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 division is focused on stabilizing national energy supply amid gas shortages and volatile markets while promoting offshore exploration to ensure long-term security.
CCGP approved an international tender for 480,000 metric tonnes of fuel oil.
Finance Minister proposed a Tk 2,349 crore budget for the EMRD for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
CCGP approved the procurement of three LNG cargoes from Vitol Asia, Aramco Trading, and TotalEnergies.
Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood addressed the Jatiya Sangsad regarding a 3,000 MW power sector shortfall.
EMRD issued a notification maintaining existing retail fuel prices for July 2026.
EMRD announced plans for international roadshows to attract bidders for the 2026 offshore licensing round.
Cabinet committee cleared the procurement of two additional LNG cargoes from BP Singapore and TotalEnergies.
Government confirmed administrative approval for the procurement of 480,000 tonnes of fuel oil from Unipec Singapore.
Secretary Mohammad Saiful Islam (15th BCS Administration batch) joined EMRD on 7 October 2024 from Finance Division Budget Wing; still in post as of May 2026 per official EMRD biography page. Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood (also known as Tuku) is a BNP National Standing Committee member; previously State Minister for Power under PM Khaleda Zia 2001-2006. Annual budget figure reflects revised FY2025-26 ADP allocation of Tk 23.11 billion for EMRD's development programme (not total ministry operating+ADP budget); operating budget for EMRD itself is not separately published in accessible form. Established year 1998 per Wikipedia and EMRD's own history: the division was carved out of the broader energy ministry structure that year. The 2026 energy crisis note: the 2026 Middle East conflict (US-Israel-Iran war) caused LNG spot prices to spike >140% from pre-conflict levels; Bangladesh is acutely exposed given ~95% import dependence for energy. Third FSRU: Summit's FSRU contract was cancelled October 2024; IIFC feasibility study for 4.5 MTPA facility at Moheshkhali is ongoing as of May 2026; no new contract signed. Bhola pipeline: BAPEX currently drilling in Shahbazpur, Bhola North, and Ilisha fields; 9 wells already drilled expected to feed 180 MMCFD via new pipeline; 19 additional wells planned in Bhola. Maddhapara is a granite mine (not coal); Barapukuria in Dinajpur is the coal mine -- both under Petrobangla umbrella and overseen by EMRD. Verification based on 2+ primary sources for all material claims.