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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's oversight focus remains on the implementation of the Teesta Master Plan and the management of transboundary water flows.
Finance Minister proposed Tk 10,533 crore allocation for the Ministry of Water Resources for FY 2026-27.
Minister of Water Resources reaffirmed commitment to the Teesta Master Plan and river management projects.
Jatiya Sangsad passed the national budget for FY 2026-27 including the allocation for the Ministry of Water Resources.
Verification status set to 'partial' because: (1) the chairman and members of the 13th Parliament's Article 76 Standing Committee on Ministry of Water Resources have not been publicly announced as of 2026-05-17 -- the first session (March 12 to April 30, 2026) formed only five procedural/structural committees, and ministry-specific standing committees are expected to be constituted in the second session (likely June 2026); (2) established_year 1973 reflects activation of the standing committee system under the first Jatiya Sangsad, not the current parliament's own committee. MINISTER vs COMMITTEE: Water Resources Minister Md. Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee (BNP, Lakshmipur-3; sworn in February 17, 2026) is the executive head of the ministry and cannot chair the standing committee under constitutional convention -- the committee chairman must be a backbencher MP. All recent parliamentary water sector actions (Haor Bill, Teesta disclosures, Padma Barrage) are executive-driven: minister placing bills, PM reporting to the floor, ECNEC approvals -- not committee actions. PADMA BARRAGE: The Tk 34,497.25 crore figure is confirmed by BSS, TBS, Prothom Alo, Dhaka Tribune, and Daily Star independently; the ANI figure of '$4B' is approximate; the project cost is Tk 34,497.25 crore per BSS primary source. TEESTA DATE: The PM's JS statement on the Teesta Master Plan feasibility study completion was reported by BSS (js-session/382552) and Dhaka Tribune (408940) during the first session; the exact sitting date is within the March 12 to April 30, 2026 window -- the April 14 date used in notable_events is an approximation within that session range and should be verified against the official JS sitting record when the committee is constituted. HAOR ACT DATE: April 7, 2026 is confirmed by multiple primary sources (BSS, TBS, The Report, BD Pratidin). GANGES TREATY: The 1996 treaty expires December 2026; renewal negotiations are live but no parliamentary committee action has occurred yet as the committee is unconstituted -- this will be a first-order agenda item once formed.