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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
ministry
The ministry is focused on modernizing aviation infrastructure, specifically the Third Terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, and expanding Biman Bangladesh Airlines' fleet.
Government proposed a Tk 1,884 crore budget for MoCAT for FY2026-27.
Minister Afroza Khanam Rita urged vigilance against AI-driven misinformation campaigns targeting the aviation sector.
Minister Afroza Khanam Rita and State Minister M. Rashiduzzaman Millat held a courtesy meeting with the Swiss Ambassador.
Minister Afroza Khanam Rita inaugurated a workshop on the Civil Aviation Master Plan.
Minister Afroza Khanam Rita met with the Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry to discuss economic cooperation.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines officially resumed direct Dhaka-Sylhet-Manchester flights.
Ministry established December 29, 2015 as a standalone entity (previously under Prime Minister's Office). Minister Afroza Khanam Rita (born 4 April 1962) is a first-term MP from Manikganj-3 (Sadar and Saturia upazilas), won February 2026 election with 167,345 votes; her father Harunar Rashid Khan Monno was a four-term MP and former BNP minister. State Minister M. Rashiduzzaman Millat is MP for Jamalpur-1 (Dewanganj-Baksiganj), previously elected 2001, BNP National Executive Committee Treasurer. The HSIA Third Terminal (99% complete, ~Tk 21,398 crore, JICA-financed, soft-inaugurated October 2023) remains the dominant unresolved issue: delay costs estimated at Tk 8,000 crore in foregone revenue. Cox's Bazar carries international airport designation; full international operations targeted within months of April 2026 ministerial statement, with infrastructure upgrades ongoing. Biman's Boeing deal (signed April 30, 2026 by Biman MD/CEO Kaizer Sohel Ahmed and Boeing VP Paul Righi) has a dual character: fleet modernisation and trade-deficit reduction signal to Washington. annual_budget_bdt for MoCAT not disaggregated in publicly available FY2025-26 budget documents consulted.