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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The committee is focused on modernizing the legal framework to address digital-era crimes not covered by outdated statutes.
The Jatiya Sangsad formally constituted the Standing Committee on the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and appointed Barrister Andaleeve Rahman Partho as Chairman.
The Cyber Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was introduced in the House and referred to the committee for scrutiny.
The committee held its first meeting to review the Narcotics Control (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Public Examinations (Offences) (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
Verification status is PARTIAL because the committee has not been constituted for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (elected February 12, 2026; first session March 12 to April 30, 2026). Current_head is null: no chairman has been appointed because the committee does not yet exist for this parliament. The established_year of 1972 reflects the constitutional origin of parliamentary standing committees under Article 76, which has existed since Bangladesh's first constitution; the committee in its ministry-shadowing form was institutionalised through the Rules of Procedure adopted by successive parliaments. In prior parliaments (9th, 10th, 11th) the committee had 8-15 members per the Rules of Procedure; chairmanship historically went to a treasury-bench MP. The five committees formed during the first session are: Business Advisory Committee (chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad), Whips/parliamentary committee (Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni), Special Committee on 133 ordinances (Zainul Abedin, Barishal-3), Standing Committee of Privileges (Speaker), and Committee on Private Members' Bills (M Shahjahan, Noakhali-4). All ministry-wise standing committees -- 43 in total -- remain to be constituted, expected no earlier than the budget session (June 7, 2026). The SC Judge Appointment Repeal Bill (April 9, 2026) was reviewed only by the general Special Committee before floor passage, not by this standing committee. Activity score of 3 reflects significant legislative activity in parliament on law-related matters (judicial ordinance repeals, constitutional reform paralysis) even though the committee itself is not yet formed.