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Institutions
Bank Watch: scheduled banks tracked on stability metrics.
Government Watch: the executive, tracked over time.
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.
Parliament Watch
Jamaat-e-Islami · Rangpur-2
He is currently navigating political pressure regarding calls to ban Jamaat-e-Islami and advocating for the implementation of the July Charter.
MP A. T. M. Azharul Islam spoke in the Jatiya Sangsad regarding the national budget and political opposition to banning Jamaat-e-Islami.
Winner ATM Azharul Islam born 28 Feb 1952 in Lohanipara village, Badarganj; age 73 on election day (birthday not yet reached). Previously contested Rangpur-2 in 1996 (8,273 votes, 3rd), 2001 (17,788 votes, 3rd), 2008 (36,586 votes, 2nd). Former Secretary-General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (2008-2011); currently Nayeb-e-Ameer. Was convicted of war crimes (death sentence, Dec 2014; upheld 2019) by the ICT; fully acquitted by Supreme Court Appellate Division on 27 May 2025 and released 28 May 2025. EC affidavit wealth and criminal cases fields are null: EC affidavit data not publicly indexed for this candidate as of verification date. Runner-up Mohammad Ali Sarkar (BNP) received 80,538 votes. Third candidate Anisul Islam Mondol (Jatiya Party, former MP) received approximately 1,368 votes in preliminary counts, a historic collapse for JP in its former Rangpur stronghold. Registered voters: 380,921; total valid votes cast: 259,130 (turnout approx. 68%). Rangpur historically a Jatiya Party (Ershad) stronghold; Jamaat won Rangpur-2 for the first time.