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Institutions
Bank Watch: scheduled banks tracked on stability metrics.
Parliament Watch: members and their activity.
Government Watch: the executive, tracked over time.
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.
University Watch
public · engineering · Dhaka
The university is currently focused on addressing a critical student accommodation crisis, with the government recently pledging to construct a new residential hall to alleviate the shortage of seats.
BUET student team secured 4th place in the American Concrete Institute (ACI) FRP Composites Competition.
The Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering organized a seminar on HDPE and additive manufacturing.
Professor Dr. Eqramul Hoque was appointed as the 16th Vice-Chancellor of BUET.
Newly appointed VC Professor Dr. Eqramul Hoque met with a delegation from the university's IICT.
The Department of Civil Engineering honored Professor Dr. Mohammed Kabirul Islam upon his retirement.
BUET held its Fresher's Orientation for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Education Minister announced plans to build a new residential hall named after Abrar Fahad.
verification_status=partial: (1) pro_vice_chancellor status uncertain -- Dr. Abdul Hasib Chowdhury was appointed September 12, 2024 under outgoing VC Badruzzaman; no press confirmation that he continues or was replaced alongside the May 14, 2026 VC change; set with caveat. (2) treasurer field null -- no verifiable name found in any primary source. (3) student_count ~11,000 is a rounded estimate consistent with Wikipedia (~9,234 as of February 2020) adjusted for growth; institution size well-established but exact current figure unavailable. (4) faculty_count ~600 per QS/TopUniversities data point; Wikipedia cites 579 as of February 2020. (5) annual_budget_bdt 22,930,000,000 = BDT 229.30 crore for FY 2024-25 from Wikipedia citing BUET budget data; ~USD 19M. (6) Abrar Fahad context: murdered October 7, 2019 by BCL members in Sher-e-Bangla Hall; 20 students sentenced to death, 5 to life imprisonment (December 8, 2021 Dhaka court); Shaheed Abrar Fahad Avenue (renamed from Bangabandhu Avenue, March 2025); 'Eight Pillars Against Aggression' memorial at Palashi intersection inaugurated October 7, 2025; October 7 declared national memorial day. (7) BUET established_year 1962 is when university status was conferred; predecessors: Dacca Survey School 1876, Ahsanullah School 1908.