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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
BNP · Bogra-1
As a member of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the MP focuses on supporting the government's post-uprising development and administrative consolidation efforts within his constituency.
Kazi Rafiqul Islam inaugurated a tree-planting program in Sariakandi.
Winner vote count 169,861 confirmed by multiple sources (Dhaka Tribune election results, search-extracted Wikipedia data). Runner-up Md Shahab Uddin (Jamaat-e-Islami) received 56,933 votes; raw margin = 112,928 votes. Total valid votes not published by any indexed primary source; vote_share_percent and margin_percent left null to avoid fabrication. Three other candidates lost their security deposits (Dhaka Tribune 403315) indicating at least 5 candidates total, but their individual tallies are not retrievable. Kazi Rafiqul Islam's prior term confirmed as 2001 (8th parliament, Bogra-1, 120,382 votes, 61.11% share); he is described consistently as 'former lawmaker' in pre-election reporting, making 2026 his second term. He is listed among 10 newly elected MPs linked to real estate business (TBS, post-election report). Occupation listed as 'real estate' based solely on TBS report; no additional biographical detail (age, education, wealth, criminal cases) confirmed from EC affidavit or any indexed primary source as of 2026-05-17. High Court dismissed writ challenging his nomination on 11 January 2026 (Dhaka Tribune 400782); challenge brought by Jamaat candidate Shahabuddin and earlier by a rival BNP aspirant (Ahsanul Tayyeb Zakir) over alleged loan defaults; both earlier challenges were withdrawn before the High Court ruling. name_bangla: standard transliteration, not confirmed against EC registration record. Activity score 2: only one constituency statement documented in the 90-day window; no plenary speeches, bills, or committee activity on record. Bogra is BNP's historic stronghold and home district of Tarique Rahman (Bogra-6); all 7 Bogra seats won by BNP in 2026 (Dhaka Tribune 403204).