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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 · Faridpur-2
Shama Obaed Islam is currently focused on advancing a "Bangladesh First" foreign policy that prioritizes national interest and strategic balance while simultaneously advocating for domestic social reforms.
Called for stronger international engagement and multilateral cooperation to resolve the Rohingya crisis.
Departed Dhaka for New York to attend the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the UN Economic and Social Council.
Delivered remarks at a high-level panel at the 2026 Humanitarian Affairs Segment regarding humane governance.
Urged for a special budget allocation to rehabilitate grassroots political activists.
Met with the Moroccan Ambassador to discuss cooperation in maritime and recruitment sectors.
Commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Holey Artisan Bakery attack.
Spoke at a BRAIN roundtable on foreign policy regarding national interest and strategic balance.
Called for a broad-based social movement to combat drugs, corruption, terrorism, and extortion.
Met with the IOM Chief of Mission to discuss migration sector governance.
Stated the government is reviewing the proposal for a Bangladesh-China economic corridor.
Constituency number 212 confirmed correct across all sources. The prompt's reference to 'Bhanga (parts)' as a component upazila is incorrect: Bhanga upazila belongs to Faridpur-4 (constituency 214). The Election Commission's 2024 gazette briefly added Algi and Hamirdi unions of Bhanga to constituency 212, but the Appellate Division upheld a High Court ruling declaring that transfer illegal; the boundary reverted to Nagarkanda + Saltha + Krishnapur union (Sadarpur). boundary_redrawn_2024 is set true because the EC did issue a gazette, though the court reversed the contested transfers. Vote count discrepancy: Wikipedia (citing gazette) records 120,909 for winner and 87,956 for runner-up; BSS (unofficial night-of result) reported 121,694 and 89,305. Wikipedia figure used as gazette-sourced primary. Runner-up Shah Akram Ali is also referred to as Maulana Md Akram Ali (Dhala Huzur), central guardian council member of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis. EC affidavit (wealth, criminal cases) was not accessible from public sources; per EC-only rule, both fields are left null/empty and must be populated from ecs.gov.bd gazette when accessible. Shama Obaed Islam is a first-time MP; she contested the same seat in 2008 and 2018 as BNP candidate but lost both times. Age 53 as of 2026-05-17 (DOB 14 May 1973).