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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 currently struggling with a critical shortage of locomotives and carriages that limits operational efficiency and passenger service capacity.
Government issued a gazette notification for fare concessions for senior citizens and passengers with disabilities.
Finance Minister proposed a Tk 9,940 crore budget allocation for the Ministry of Railways for FY 2026-27.
Prime Minister chaired a meeting to discuss converting meter-gauge lines to broad-gauge and modernizing signaling systems.
Ministry announced plans to place six additional Eastern Railway trains under private management to boost revenue.
State Minister for Railways highlighted budget allocations and feasibility studies for the Dhaka-Cumilla chord line in Parliament.
Notification issued approving ex-Bangladesh leave for a senior railway official for medical treatment.
State Minister announced prioritization of procuring 200 broad-gauge locomotives and coaches from India.
State Minister inspected soil removal work at the Padma Bridge Rail Link project to address safety concerns.
Ministry of Railways was carved out of the former Ministry of Communication in 2011 as a standalone ministry. The current_head is Habibur Rashid Habib, holding the rank of State Minister (not full Minister); the full minister portfolio for railways sits under PM Tarique Rahman (who retains several ministries). staff_count field records the sanctioned position ceiling of 47,637 (Bangladesh Railway organogram); actual filled posts are approximately 24,400 as of 2024, leaving ~23,200 vacancies. The annual_budget_bdt figure of 1,194,400,000,000 (Tk 11,944 crore) is the FY2025-26 total demand-for-grants allocation proposed in the budget speech; the ADP-only component is Tk 7,714.99 crore. The 'Sylhet station visit warnings' in recent_activity is captured via the May 9 field visit where the minister publicly warned officials about negligence and schedule disruptions. The April 1 Sylhet derailment (fuel train at Montola) is the safety incident tied to this cluster of activity. Verification based on 2+ primary sources for all key claims.