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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 managing public perception regarding infrastructure safety while balancing administrative challenges across multiple transport sectors.
Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam announced a new policy to restrict three-wheelers and non-motorized vehicles to local roads.
Government announced plans for a second Jamuna Bridge, with feasibility studies and consultant appointments underway.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chaired a high-level meeting on railway management, focusing on modernization and gauge conversion.
State Minister Habibur Rashid announced a budget allocation of Tk 36,917 crore for the Road Transport and Highways Division for FY 2026-27.
Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam met with JICA President Dr. Tanaka Akihiko to discuss infrastructure cooperation.
Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam addressed public concerns regarding soil removal beneath the Padma Bridge Rail Link.
Ministry established 2014 when Communications Ministry was split into Road Transport and Bridges (MORT) and Posts, Telecommunications and IT. Minister Rabiul Alam holds three concurrent portfolios: Road Transport and Bridges, Railways, and Shipping -- an unusual triple-portfolio arrangement in the new BNP cabinet. annual_budget_bdt reflects the FY2025-26 ADP allocation of Tk 32,329.57 crore for the Road Transport and Highways Division only (stored as 3232957000000 BDT); Bridges Division allocation tracked separately but not isolated in available sources. Rabiul Alam was suspended by BNP in October 2024 over alleged involvement in the murder of broadcast engineer Tanjil Jahan Islam Tamim; BNP nonetheless renominated him in December 2025 and he won Dhaka-10 with 80,436 votes on 12 February 2026. Seven criminal cases remain pending in CMM Court Dhaka as of verification date; none formally cleared. Padma Bridge toll revenue figure of Tk 30 billion over 43 months (June 2022 to January 2026) sourced from Prothom Alo and BSS; daily crossing peak of 41,885 vehicles in March 2026 sourced from BSS. Dhaka-Chittagong highway fatality figure of 152 lives in 12 months sourced from Dhaka Tribune. Verification based on 2+ primary sources for all key claims.