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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 balancing rapid national development with climate risk mitigation, including salinity intrusion and air pollution, while scaling up carbon credit potential.
Bangladesh observed World Environment Day 2026 with nationwide tree plantation drives.
TMED held a meeting to coordinate the national 25-crore tree plantation program.
Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo called for the restoration of rangelands and grasslands.
Government order issued for Department of Environment officials to attend a regional biosafety workshop in Mongolia.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the nationwide tree plantation program for secondary educational institutions.
A 26-member executive body of the National Environment and Climate Change Committee was formed.
Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo attended the 9th Session of the UNESCAP Committee on Environment and Development in Bangkok.
Ministry established 1989 as Ministry of Environment and Forest; current name reflecting climate change mandate was adopted post-2009 BCCSAP. Budget stored as 21440000000 = Tk 2,144 crore in BDT (FY2025-26 proposed allocation, BSS-sourced). Head-since date is February 17, 2026 -- sworn in with full Tarique Rahman cabinet. Mintoo was elected Feni-3 MP by 1,57,425 votes in the January 2026 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. The 25-crore (250 million) tree figure is identical: 25 crore = 250 million. Two bills passed April 10, 2026 by Jatiya Sangsad: Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation Bill and Wildlife Conservation and Protection Bill -- both placed by Mintoo. Turkish summit: Antalya, May 8-9, 2026. British DHC: James Goldman, May 12, 2026. German Bundestag: Michael Thews-led delegation, April 7-12, 2026. All key facts cross-checked against 2+ primary sources (BSS + at least one independent outlet per event).