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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 transitioning 50 state-owned mills to private-led production while managing labor disputes and land acquisition challenges.
Inter-ministerial meeting held to finalize the pilot project for distributing eco-friendly jute school bags to primary students.
Government proposed a budget of Tk 512 crore for the Ministry of Textiles and Jute for FY 2026-27.
State Minister Md. Shariful Alam conducted market inspections to monitor essential commodity prices post-budget.
Department of Jute issued a recruitment circular (Ref: 24.01.0000.000.001.11.0291.2025-293).
Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir briefed Parliament on the status of reviving state-owned textile and jute mills via PPP and leasing.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman directed the ministry to expedite the reopening of closed/loss-making factories.
Workers of Jalil Textile Mills demanded the settlement of outstanding dues before the transfer of mill land for government projects.
Shariful Alam was initially sworn in on 17 February 2026 with a combined portfolio (Commerce, Industries, Textiles and Jute). Following the 4 March 2026 cabinet reshuffle, he was assigned solely to Textiles and Jute -- head_since reflects this single-portfolio assignment date. Constituency: Kishoreganj-6. Party: BNP (Organising Secretary). DOB: 1 January 1975, Betiarkandin, Kuliarchar Upazila, Kishoreganj. Established_year set to 1984 (year Textile and Jute portfolio was first constituted as a standalone ministry); the two streams were merged by Presidential Ordinance on 6 May 2004 into a single MoTJ. Annual budget stored as null: Fibre2Fashion reports FY26 allocation at approximately $56 million but the precise BDT figure from the MoF budget documents was not independently retrievable at verification date. BTMA crisis context: approximately 50 textile mills shut, ~20,000 jobs lost before negotiations; BTMA suspended indefinite closure declaration after Ministry of Commerce meetings in late January 2026. Verification status: verified (2+ primary sources cross-check on all key claims including appointment date, reshuffle date, constituency, and all notable events).