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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 addressing teacher shortages and infrastructure gaps while managing the transition to the Fifth Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP-5).
The government proposed a budget of Tk 46,738 crore for the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education for FY2026-27.
Minister A. N. M. Ehsanul Hoque Milan informed Parliament that five projects are currently being implemented to expand primary education, with 13 others in the development pipeline.
Minister A. N. M. Ehsanul Hoque Milan announced plans to recruit 50,000 primary teachers within the next three months.
The Directorate of Primary Education issued an office order making sports mandatory from Class IV and mandating playground availability for all government primary schools.
The Appellate Division cleared the way for the appointment of 32,500 headmasters in government primary schools.
Staff count (376,489) is the number of sanctioned primary teacher posts cited in the PEDP5 context as the total nationwide teacher workforce targeted for English-language training (TBS, DPE); this includes head teachers (65,502 grade-10 posts per Dhaka Tribune April 2026) and assistant teachers. Budget figure Tk 354.03 billion is MoPME's own grant allocation for FY 2025-26 per MOF budget documents and Prothom Alo reporting, distinct from the broader 'education sector' Tk 956.45 billion envelope. Established year 1992 per registry seed (the ministry was separated from the unified Ministry of Education in 1992). Current minister holds dual portfolio covering both primary/mass education and the Ministry of Education per Wikipedia and BSS reporting; the registry seed separates the two ministries at the entity level. PEDP4 closes June 2026; PEDP5 preparation notice published by DPE. Dropout rate 16.25% (2024) sourced from DPE Annual Primary School Statistics 2024 official report.