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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 struggling to accelerate infrastructure project implementation and land acquisition while managing road safety and traffic enforcement.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress and design of the Gazipur-Airport BRT project.
Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam announced a new policy to restrict three-wheelers and slow-moving vehicles from national highways.
The Finance Division directed the RTHD to submit an action plan to recover Tk 14,201 crore in outstanding motor vehicle taxes.
State Minister Habibur Rashid emphasized result-oriented services during a rural infrastructure cheque distribution event.
Bangladesh signed an agreement with China for the construction of the 9th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge.
The State Minister announced a budget allocation of Tk 36,917 crore for the RTHD for FY2026-27.
The Jatiya Sangsad passed the national budget for FY2026-27, confirming allocations for the RTHD.
Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam met with JICA President Dr. Tanaka Akihiko to discuss transport infrastructure cooperation.
RTHD established February 10, 2014 per Wikipedia, carved out of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges to form a separate division focused on highways and road transport policy. The ministry retains two divisions: RTHD and Bridges Division. Secretary Dr. Mohammad Ziaul Haque was promoted from Additional Secretary to Secretary of RTHD by public administration ministry notification dated December 23, 2025 (BSS News flash 344443), replacing Md. Ehsanul Haque who moved to senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration in October 2025. Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam's portfolio formally covers Road Transport and Bridges, Railways, and Shipping under PM Tarique Rahman's cabinet sworn in February 17, 2026. Annual budget figure reflects RTHD's ADP FY2025-26 allocation of Tk 32,329.57 crore (Tk 32,329,57,00,000 BDT); this is the development budget only and is the second-largest ADP allocation across all ministries/divisions. Road safety: per BRTA data, 285 died in Eid 2025 travel vs 320 in Eid 2026 travel (Apr 4-18), a 12.3% increase; Road Safety Foundation's wider Apr 4-20 window gives 367. The divergence between BRTA (govt) and Road Safety Foundation (private) figures is a documented systemic measurement issue. Padma bus accident (March 25, 2026): reports vary from 24 (NBC) to 26 (Xinhua, Washington Post) dead; 26 used as final confirmed toll from Xinhua and WaPo. Motor Vehicle Scrapping Policy date (April 8, 2026) sourced from RTHD homepage notice; full gazette text not yet retrieved. Verification based on 2+ primary sources for all material claims.