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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
parliamentary committee
The ministry faces the challenge of implementing new welfare initiatives like the Probashi Card despite a reduced development budget and the need to expand overseas labor markets.
Opposition Leader proposed a task force for migrant welfare, with the Home Minister suggesting parliamentary committee oversight.
The FY2026-27 national budget was presented, featuring the Probashi Card and a new Migration Market Research Institute.
Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Ministry of Foreign Affairs agreed to form a joint committee for migrant welfare coordination.
The Jatiya Sangsad passed the Tk 9.38 trillion national budget for FY2026-27, including allocations for the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare.
Committee chairman and member list for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad could not be confirmed from accessible primary sources as of 2026-05-17. The first session (March 12 to April 30, 2026) closed after 25 sittings without constituting ministerial standing committees; a 14-member special committee was formed to handle bill scrutiny in their absence, consistent with historical practice. The budget session (second session) begins June 7, 2026 -- ministerial standing committees are expected to be formed then. current_head is null; verification_status is 'partial' pending formal committee constitution and announcement of chairman. The Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment (cabinet, distinct from committee chairman) is Ariful Haque Choudhury MP (BNP, Sylhet-4 constituency), sworn February 17, 2026; confirmed by BSS gazette notification. State Minister is Md. Nurul Haque Nur. The standing committee chairman, once appointed, will by convention be a BNP backbench MP, not the minister. established_year 2001 reflects the year the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment was itself established (December 20, 2001), as the specific standing committee mandate post-dates the ministry's creation; the constitutional authority for standing committees traces to Article 76 of the 1972 Constitution. parliament.gov.bd committee members page (ID 147) could not be accessed during verification -- connection refused. The Bangla name is confirmed from BSS Bangla and parliament.gov.bd historical pages for the 11th parliament.