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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 GED is navigating a planning vacuum following the 8th Five-Year Plan while managing structural reforms to curb inflation and prepare for LDC graduation.
GED published the Monthly Economic Update & Outlook April 2026.
Dr. Monzur Hossain stated the FY27 national budget prioritizes inflation control, investment expansion, and job creation.
Dr. Monzur Hossain outlined targets for a trillion-dollar economy and reforms in trade and PPP.
GED is one of six technical divisions of the Bangladesh Planning Commission (others: Physical Infrastructure Division, Social Development Division, Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Institutions Division, General Economics Division, and the Programming Division). GED was declared National Poverty Focal Point (NPFP) by government decision in 2001. The official website ged.gov.bd redirects to gedkp.gov.bd (GED Knowledge Portal). Dr Monzur Hossain -- former BIDS Research Director with prior assignments at Bangladesh Bank, ADB Institute Tokyo, UNDP, ADB, UNCTAD, EU, World Bank, JICA, and IGC-LSE -- was appointed Member (Secretary) of GED on 8 April 2025 for a two-year term (TBS News confirmed). The head_role 'Member (Secretary)' reflects the Planning Commission convention: the head of each division holds the rank of Member, which carries Secretary-equivalent status. The 9th FYP draft strategic framework (GDP growth 8% by FY2029-30, nominal GDP $749 billion, FDI 2.5% of GDP, 10 million jobs) was cross-verified across The Daily Star, BSS, and SANEM. The Perspective Plan 2021-2041 (PP2041) remains the overarching vision document under which the 9th FYP operates as the second of four quinquennial plans. annual_budget_bdt and staff_count left null: GED operating budget is not separately published in primary sources accessed; it is subsumed within the Planning Division/Commission allocation.