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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 health sector requires a transition from a treatment-centered model to a prevention-focused primary healthcare system to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure.
Finance Minister announced FY2026-27 budget including plans for primary healthcare units.
Government reconstituted a national committee to strengthen dengue prevention.
Prime Minister announced the recruitment process for 100,000 health workers.
State Minister for Health defended the government's health reform agenda during budget session.
State Minister for Health announced inter-ministerial initiative for disabled citizens' medical care.
The Standing Committee on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is constitutionally mandated under Article 76 of the Bangladesh Constitution and is governed by Jatiya Sangsad Rules of Procedure (Rules 190-230). The slug 'standing-committee-on-ministry-of-health-and-family-planning' is the gov_tracker identifier; the ministry's official current name is 'Ministry of Health and Family Welfare' (mohfw.gov.bd), unchanged under the Tarique Rahman government formed 17 February 2026. The committee oversees both health (DGHS) and family planning (DGFP) directorates under the same ministry. Health Minister is Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain (BNP, Narsingdi-4), sworn in 17 February 2026 with the 49-member Tarique Rahman cabinet. Under the 11th parliament (2019-2024), the committee was chaired by an Awami League MP; for the 13th parliament (13th JS election: 12 February 2026; sworn: 17 February 2026; first session: 12 March to 30 April 2026), only five procedural committees were constituted during the first session; no ministry-level standing committee, including for Health and Family Welfare, has been formally announced as of 17 May 2026. current_head and head_since are null accordingly. verification_status = partial because committee chairman and membership are unconfirmed for the 13th parliament, and the parliament.gov.bd committee member page (committee ID 142) reflects prior parliament data. The three dominant live issues under the committee's oversight scope are: (a) the measles outbreak (mid-March 2026 onset, 55,000+ suspected cases, 344+ confirmed child deaths as of 11 May 2026, root cause: EPI vaccine procurement failure by the Yunus interim government that abandoned UNICEF direct procurement for open tender against UNICEF advice, resulting in stockouts of vaccines for measles and six other diseases); (b) contraceptive stockout (condoms unavailable in 394 upazilas, oral pills in 337 upazilas as of April 2026, root cause: procurement collapse during 2024 political upheaval, restoration target June-August 2026); (c) DGHS institutional accountability (ACC complaint filed 12 April 2026, government-international probe body announced, PM Tarique Rahman acknowledged failures in parliament blaming both Hasina and Yunus administrations, Health Minister pledged accountability after investigation). Bangladesh's fertility rate has edged from 2.3 to 2.4 per UN data, a reversal attributed partly to the contraceptive shortage.