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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 · Feni-3
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, focused on balancing industrial growth with climate-resilient policies.
Minister Mintoo emphasized regional cooperation for climate change impacts on mountain communities on International Sagarmatha Day.
Minister called for the restoration of rangelands and grasslands for World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
Minister urged BRAC University students to acquire skills for disaster preparedness and climate resilience.
Minister represented Bangladesh at the 9th Session of the Committee on Environment and Development in Bangkok.
Minister appointed to lead the 26-member executive body of the National Environment and Climate Change Committee.
Minister participated in a high-level climate change meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
Winner vote count (157,425) confirmed by BSS (bssnews.net/news/360436 and /360549), Dhaka Tribune, and Amar Barta independently. Runner-up Mohammad Fakhruddin Manik (Jamaat-e-Islami) received 108,160 votes per BSS/Dhaka Tribune; raw margin 49,265 votes. Total valid votes not confirmed from any primary EC or BSS source; vote_share_percent and margin_percent left null to avoid imputed figures. Age 77 derived from verified DOB 22 February 1949 (Wikipedia; DOB confirmed by abiography.org and TBS). Assets 507.80 crore BDT (=5,078,000,000 BDT) and annual income 1.50 crore BDT (=15,000,000 BDT) from EC nomination affidavit as reported by TBS News (tbsnews.net). One pending criminal case at Dhanmondi PS declared in same EC affidavit; 26 prior cases all acquitted per TBS. MP holds BNP Vice Chairmanship and is in cabinet as Environment Minister -- confirmed by BSS, Energy & Power Magazine, The Climate Watch, Prothom Alo English. This is his first parliamentary term; no prior election wins found in Wikipedia or other sources. Constituency comprises Sonagazi and Daganbhuiyan upazilas confirmed by Wikipedia (Feni-3 article), Banglapedia (Daganbhuiyan Upazila), and BSS election reports. boundary_redrawn_2024 = false: constituency created from Noakhali-3 in 1984 delimitation; no 2024 EC redrawing found. Committee memberships not yet published by parliament.gov.bd as of 2026-05-17. Activity score 8: Mintoo is among the most publicly active cabinet ministers in the 90-day window with repeated parliamentary floor activity, international delegations, and a tabled bill.