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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 balancing the need for national cybersecurity and digital regulation against concerns regarding government overreach and digital rights.
Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam provided a status update on 5G deployment across 440 locations.
Government announced a long-term roadmap to periodically reduce telecommunications tax rates every two years.
ICT Division supported the Phoenix Summit 2026 focused on cybersecurity and digital resilience.
Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam appointed as convener of a committee to finalize the Cyber Security (Amendment) Act, 2026.
Government initiated implementation of the Gambling Prevention Act 2026 to block digital gambling platforms.
Minister holds a dual portfolio: (1) Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology (covering Posts and Telecommunications Division, ICT Division, BTRC, Bangladesh Post Office, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company, Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd, Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd) and (2) Ministry of Science and Technology -- both under a single cabinet minister, consistent with BNP election manifesto. The ministry website mopt.gov.bd is the umbrella; operating divisions have separate portals at ptd.gov.bd and ictd.gov.bd. The Nagad forensic audit (initiated November 2024 by Bangladesh Bank under the interim government) is a Bangladesh Bank-led matter, not a MOPT action; it concerns Nagad's status as a Bangladesh Post Office subsidiary and MFS licence regularisation -- MOPT has indirect institutional interest as Bangladesh Post Office falls under Posts and Telecommunications Division. ICT export actual FY2024-25 ($724.6 million) was verified against TBS reporting; no claim made about specific NBR-Nagad tax audit, as no primary source confirmed such an action within the 90-day window. annual_budget_bdt set to null as no ministry-specific budget allocation figure was retrievable from FY2025-26 documents; the broader Transport and Communication sector ADP allocation (Tk 58,973 crore) is not disaggregated by ministry. Verification based on 2+ primary sources for all key claims.