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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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RAKUB is facing a severe liquidity and capital crisis while managing internal labor unrest and uncertainty regarding a potential merger with Bangladesh Krishi Bank.
RAKUB issued an e-Tender notice for the implementation and management of NPSB and Bangla QR solutions.
Employees of the Small Enterprise Credit Program launched an indefinite work stoppage over job regularization and mismanagement.
RAKUB requested the Financial Institutions Division to extend the state guarantee for a Tk 10 billion pre-finance loan.
RAKUB issued a circular regarding the implementation of new excise duty rates.
RAKUB published a recruitment notice for Assistant positions based on 2022 criteria.
verification_status=partial: website SSL errors blocked direct fetch of rakub.org.bd executive and overview pages; current_head Golam Murtuza confirmed by BSS report dated 2026-04-22 (single primary source, pre-dates window start of 2026-02-17 by event date only; the fire drill itself is within window). Wahida Begum held MD role as of 2025-07-31 (BSS divisional conference); Golam Murtuza's appointment date not found in public sources, set to null. Chairman Dr Muhammad Ali confirmed by multiple BSS board-meeting reports (April and July 2025) but his status under the post-Feb-2026 BNP-Tarique government is unconfirmed. Staff count of 3,992 is from Banglapedia citing 2020 data; likely reduced since. Capital shortfall of Tk 2,620.11 crore (approx Tk 25 bn widely cited in media) as of June 2025 per Bangladesh Bank data reported by Dhaka Tribune. BKB-RAKUB merger announced BB April 2024, FID review ongoing, no finalisation as of May 2026. RAKUB was carved out of Bangladesh Krishi Bank on 15 March 1987, initially receiving 253 BKB branches; now operates 383 branches.