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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 biggest issue facing the TCB is the critical shortage of modern storage infrastructure and buffer stocks, which the government is now attempting to address through a proposed nationwide warehouse network and the integration of AI-driven digital monitoring to stabilize market prices.
Published an international tender for the appointment of a Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) agent.
Published an international tender for the procurement of 12,500 metric tons of unhusked lentils.
Issued a Notification of Award (NOA) for the supply of 10,000 metric tons of red lentils to M/S Payel Automatic Food Processing Mills.
Issued a corrigendum regarding the shipment schedule for the procurement of 12,500 metric tons of unhusked lentils.
Issued a Notification of Award (NOA) for the supply of 2,000,000 pieces of laundry soap to Prime Cosmetics Limited.
Published a corrigendum for the procurement of 20 million liters of refined soybean oil.
Commerce Secretary announced plans to introduce an AI-based model for TCB to modernize and digitize market monitoring.
TCB was established on 1 January 1972 under President's Order No. 68 of 1972, issued by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to address post-liberation food and resource shortages. Its legal text is at bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-397.html. Current Chairman Brigadier General Mohammad Foysal Azad (sometimes transliterated 'Foyshol Azad') was confirmed in office by February 26, 2026 (Dhaka Tribune); his exact appointment date could not be established from available sources -- head_since is set to the earliest confirmed date of office found. A previous chairman, Brigadier General Abu Saleh Md Golam Ambia, is referenced in an earlier Daily Sun headline; the transition to Foysal Azad occurred during early 2026. Staff count and annual budget figures are not published in accessible primary sources; null values reflect absence of verified data, not zero. The Family Card is a joint initiative of TCB and the Ministry of Social Welfare / SSPS Programme; TCB administers the commodity-purchase component (Smart Family Card OMS) while the Ministry of Social Welfare administers the Tk 2,500 monthly cash transfer component. The AI-based supply chain monitoring commitment (May 11, 2026, Commerce Minister Muktadir) is a stated policy intention, not yet an operational system -- no procurement or contract has been confirmed in public sources as of May 17, 2026. The Wikipedia article references Brigadier General Md Mostofa Iquebal as a past chairman; cross-checked against Dhaka Tribune (Foysal Azad as current) which is more recent and specific. activity_score of 9 reflects TCB's exceptional operational tempo: two major truck-sale campaigns and a flagship social protection pilot all within the 90-day window.