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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
constitutional
The NHRC faces an existential threat from the draft National Human Rights Commission Act, 2026, which critics argue will strip the institution of its independence and investigative authority.
Transparency International Bangladesh submitted 19 recommendations to the government regarding the draft National Human Rights Commission Act, 2026.
A coalition of 13 international human rights organizations issued a joint statement urging the government to revise the draft NHRC Bill, 2026.
TIB and HRFB held a consultation warning that the draft Act would place the commission under executive control.
Established 9 December 2007 by Caretaker Government ordinance; reconstituted under NHRC Act 2009 (retrospective from 1 September 2008; established_year set to 2008 reflecting operative start). The commission is currently headless: the entire bench appointed 5 February 2026 resigned en masse on 14 April 2026 after the NHRC Ordinance 2025 lapsed. current_head set to null, head_since set to null to reflect this vacancy as of 17 May 2026. Budget figures not publicly disaggregated in available national budget documents; annual_budget_bdt left null. Chairperson Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury (appointed 5 February 2026, took office 8 February 2026, resigned 14 April 2026) previously chaired the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances. The COIED (separate from NHRC) documented 1,772 cases of enforced disappearance 2009-2024, of which 345 persons remain unaccounted for; its mandate was extended through December 2025. Eight dedicated Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Tribunals were established (one per division) but their legal foundation is now uncertain following ordinance lapse. Staff count not publicly disaggregated.