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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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WZPDCL is currently focused on managing significant power supply deficits and addressing public dissatisfaction regarding load-shedding and billing irregularities.
A shooting incident occurred inside the WZPDCL Jame Masjid in Khulna city, resulting in injuries to two devotees.
WZPDCL reported a significant power deficit of 185 MW across its 21-district service area, leading to intensified load-shedding.
The Power Division directed WZPDCL to resolve billing issues and improve customer service following a review of high electricity bill complaints.
Incorporated 4 November 2002 under Companies Act 1994; operational from 1 October 2003 when BPDB's western zone was formally transferred; staff transition from BPDB completed 16 December 2007 -- per Wikipedia and confirmed by Daily Sun AGM coverage. Managing Director Engr. Md. Azharul Islam confirmed from two Daily Sun sources: the 20th AGM report (where he appeared alongside Board Chairman Md. Nurul Alam) and a separate article headlined 'Azharul Islam takes over as WZPDCL MD'; he is listed ahead of A.H.M. Mohiuddin who appears to be an earlier MD mentioned in older Wikipedia snapshot and BSS. head_since is null because no appointment date for Azharul Islam was recoverable from accessible sources; verification_status is partial on this basis. Wikipedia's coverage area of 21 districts (10 Khulna Division, 3 Barishal Division, 5 greater Faridpur, plus Chandpur and Shariatpur) cross-confirmed by UNB, TBS, and The Voice News. Load-shedding MW figures (April 15-16, 2026) sourced from UNB report citing WZPDCL central control room data and CEE Rokon Uzzaman; New Age cross-confirmed the Khulna region crisis. Barishal demand/supply and hours (5-6 daily, ~28.5 MW gap) from The Voice News April 17 article. Load easing to 1-2 hours in some WZPDCL areas by April 23 from Prothom Alo English. The 20% WZPDCL tariff proposal and 15.43% BERC TEC recommendation are from 2022-2023 proceedings (TBS News, Prothom Alo English); the May 2026 BERC hearing (17-21% hike proposal) affects the sector broadly including WZPDCL but no WZPDCL-specific 2026 tariff filing was found. Staff count and annual budget not published in any accessible English-language primary source. admin_level set to 'divisional' as the entity's jurisdiction is multi-divisional regional, not national.