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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 · Rajbari-1
State Minister for Cultural Affairs focused on reversing two decades of politicization in the cultural sector.
Met with the Ambassador of Argentina to discuss a Cultural Cooperation Agreement.
Addressed the Riverine Cultural Programme and criticized past politicization of the cultural sector.
Participated in the inauguration of the Nazrul Year 2026–2027 celebration program.
Visited ailing artist Shabnam Mushtari to provide financial assistance from the Artist Welfare Trust.
Constituency number 209 confirmed by Wikipedia (en + bn), BSS, and EC office records -- no discrepancy with the 209 given in the task. Upazilas: Rajbari Sadar and Goalanda, confirmed by both Wikipedia articles. Winner vote count (154,541) and runner-up vote count (101,092) sourced from BDNews24 and corroborated by Dhaka Tribune live results; raw margin = 53,449 votes. total_valid_votes not publicly confirmed from any primary source; vote_share_percent and margin_percent left null rather than imputed. wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases are null/empty: EC 2026 affidavit PDF not publicly accessible at verification date -- do not impute. Wikipedia notes a 2007 extortion case (arrest at Kakrail) but this is not confirmed as an ongoing case from the EC affidavit, so excluded per EC-only rule. Khaiyam (DOB 25 May 1957, age 68 at verification) previously held Rajbari-1 in the 8th JS (2001-2006); lost in 2008 and 2018. This is his second term. Cabinet appointment as State Minister for Cultural Affairs sworn 17 February 2026 confirmed by BSS, TBS, and Daily Star.