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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 · medical · Khulna
The university is currently focused on stabilizing its administrative leadership under the new Vice-Chancellor while simultaneously advancing its long-term infrastructure development project and managing the academic examination cycles for its affiliated nursing and medical colleges.
Prof. Dr. Rafiqus Salehin was appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Khulna Medical University.
Notice issued regarding the schedule for oral and practical examinations for B.Sc. in Post-Basic/Public Health Nursing.
University issued a holiday notice for Eid-ul-Adha, 2026.
Schedule published for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Professional MBBS examinations.
Appointment of a Project Director for the university's master plan project.
Notice issued regarding the venue and schedule for the written examination for security guard and cleaner positions.
Publication of results for the written examination for security guard and cleaner positions.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) allocated Tk 8.17 crore to KMU for the 2026–27 fiscal year.
Publication of results for the B.Sc. in Nursing and Post-Basic Nursing supplementary examinations.
Publication of results for the B.Sc. in Midwifery final examinations.
verification_status=partial: (1) established_year: the task brief specifies 2020 (bill cabinet approval year), but the enabling legislation is Act No. 06 of 2021 enacted on 1 February 2021; established_year is recorded as 2021, the year of formal parliamentary enactment. (2) legal_basis: original act is 'Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna Act, 2021'; renamed to Khulna Medical University via ordinance on 13 April 2025 and formally by parliamentary amendment on 7 April 2026. (3) vc_since 2026-04-12: confirmed from KMU official honour board showing Rafiques Salehin as VC from April 12, 2026; gazette notification published circa April 13, 2026 per BSS/Daily Star reports. (4) Previous VCs: Md. Mahbubur Rahman (2021-2025), Md. Ruhul Amin (Aug 5, 2025-Apr 12, 2026; gazette Aug 4, 2025); KMU was without a VC from May 2, 2025 to Aug 4, 2025. (5) student_count 2354: sourced from KMU official website counter as of May 2026; covers enrolled students at the university level, not across all affiliated colleges. (6) faculty_count, annual_budget_bdt: no verified primary source found; left null. (7) pro_vice_chancellor, treasurer, registrar: not identified in any English-language source or KMU website as of verification date. (8) campus_count: 1 (temporary campus at Sher-E-Bangla Road, Nirala, Khulna; no permanent campus built as of 2026). (9) Affiliated institutions: KMU website shows 17 (5 public medical colleges, 4 private medical colleges, plus nursing/allied health); Wikipedia lists 14; KMU official count used. (10) May 14 VC reshuffle batch covered 10 general/S&T/engineering universities under Ministry of Education; no medical universities were in that batch. March 16 batch also covered non-medical universities; KMU VC appointment (Apr 12) was a standalone Ministry of Health action. (11) Chancellor: President Mohammed Shahabuddin, per KMU website.