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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
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The division is balancing rapid digital infrastructure expansion and strict new cyber security regulations against international digital rights standards.
Finance Minister proposed a Tk 2,141 crore allocation for the Posts and Telecommunications Division for FY 2026-27.
Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam represented Bangladesh at the 2026 UN Public Service Forum in Tbilisi.
Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam and Secretary Bilquis Jahan Rimi released a commemorative stamp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Cyber Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad to regulate AI content and social media.
The National Parliament passed the Cyber Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026, granting BTRC enhanced content blocking and data request powers.
The national budget for FY 2026-27, including the PTD grant, was passed by Parliament.
A cabinet committee was formed to finalize the draft Cyber Protection (Amendment) Act, 2026.
Secretary Bilquis Jahan Rimi (17th BCS Administration batch) transferred from Ministry of Textiles and Jute via gazette notification April 15, 2026; took charge April 19, 2026. Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam (also written 'Fakir Mahbub Anam Swapan') is a BNP MP from Tangail-1 (Madhupur-Dhonbari); sworn in February 17, 2026 under PM Tarique Rahman. Annual budget figure of Tk 2,148 crore is the proposed FY2025-26 allocation for PTD as reported by BSS at budget presentation; operating vs ADP split not separately published in accessible form. Established year 1972 per Wikipedia: the division was constituted at independence as the post and telecommunications arm of the new government. PTD oversees BTRC (independent regulator), BTCL (state telecom operator), Teletalk (state mobile operator), Directorate of Posts/Bangladesh Post Office, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company PLC, and Nagad. Nagad's ownership is contested: Bangladesh Post nominally holds 51% profit share but exercises no board or management control; Third Wave Technologies Ltd operates it commercially. The Teletalk spectrum directive is a significant market distortion: Teletalk's total dues exceed Tk 5,700 crore (Tk 5,506 crore spectrum fees + Tk 120 crore licence fees + Tk 102 crore revenue sharing + Tk 62 crore other charges), yet the April 24 directive bypassed BTRC's own rules to allocate 10 MHz at market rate. BTRC 700 MHz auction: 25 MHz offered; 10 MHz sold to Grameenphone at base price; 15 MHz unsold (5 MHz tied up in AONB litigation, 10 MHz now allocated to Teletalk). Postal Service Ordinance 2026 replaces Post Office Act 1898 -- a landmark reform; implementation status as of May 2026 is pending gazette promulgation. Verification based on 2+ primary sources for all material claims.