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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 Law and Justice Division is currently balancing judicial independence and administrative oversight amidst legal challenges to its committee appointments and pressure to digitize the judicial system.
Finance Minister proposed a budget allocation of Tk 2,188 crore for the Law and Justice Division for FY 2026-2027.
LJD formed a committee to institutionalize and transition digital judicial services into the division's permanent framework.
LJD issued a notification approving the participation of judicial officials in a seminar in China.
LJD officials participated in the Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting on the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
LJD issued a gazette notification constituting a 15-member ad hoc committee to oversee the Bangladesh Bar Council.
A writ petition was filed with the High Court challenging the legality of the newly formed ad hoc committee for the Bangladesh Bar Council.
LJD issued a notification granting leave to a judicial official for medical treatment abroad.
Established December 2009 when Prime Minister Hasina split the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs into the Law and Justice Division (judicial apparatus) and the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division (legislation, parliament). Legal basis: Ministry reorganization order 2009 + Rules of Business 1996. Secretary Md Liakat Ali Mollah (confirmed October 6, 2025) replaced Sheikh Abu Taher, who was appointed HC Additional Judge on August 25, 2025 as one of 25 new HC judges appointed under the now-repealed Supreme Court Judge Appointment Ordinance, 2025. Chief Justice: Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury (26th CJ, sworn December 28, 2025). Budget figure Tk 2,200 crore (annual_budget_bdt = 22,000,000,000) is the total judiciary allocation per Law Minister's parliament statement; this covers LJD's entire operating and development budget. Wikipedia source cites Tk 17.4 billion for FY2020-21 -- consistent order of magnitude. Key bodies under LJD: Bangladesh Supreme Court, Judicial Service Commission, JATI, NLASO, Directorate of Registration, International Crimes Tribunal, Solicitor Wing. Verification based on 4+ primary sources (BSS, Dhaka Tribune, Daily Star, Prothom Alo, UNB) for recent_activity events.