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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 · general · Khulna
The university is currently facing a persistent and severe housing crisis that remains a primary source of student dissatisfaction.
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim inaugurated the Youth Entrepreneurship and Startup for Students programme.
Khulna University hosted an international conference on soil, water, and environmental resilience.
State Minister Dr. Sheikh Faridul Islam visited the campus and pledged to address the university's housing crisis.
Vice-Chancellor announced the university is in the final stages of securing accreditation for 10 disciplines.
Administration issued a notice to a student journalist regarding reported comments on the university's role.
Public attention grew regarding the administration's demand for sources from a student journalist.
A student filed a sexual harassment complaint against the head of the Agrotechnology discipline.
student_count (8,231) is from ku.ac.bd homepage as of May 2026, including 46 international students; Wikipedia cites a higher figure (9,265) from an earlier period -- ku.ac.bd homepage figure used as it is the primary source. faculty_count (520 teachers) sourced from ku.ac.bd homepage; Wikipedia cites 443 academic staff from an earlier count. annual_budget_bdt set null: no KU-specific budget figure found in public sources for FY 2024-25 or 2025-26; UGC data portal (ugc-universities.gov.bd) returned a certificate error and could not be accessed. vc_since is October 20, 2024 (date assumed office per Wikipedia, confirmed by BSS circular dated October 18). Pro-VC Harunor Rashid Khan appointed same batch as VC (October 18, 2024 Ministry circular). Treasurer Nurunnabi signed the BRAC MoU on May 5, 2026, confirming still in post. Registrar listed as In-Charge (S M Mahbubur Rahman) per ku.ac.bd/office/registrar. KU has historically been a non-political campus (student politics banned); January 2026 protest was resolved without escalation, consistent with this profile. KU conducted 2025-26 admissions independently, having withdrawn from the GST (Guccho) cluster system. The main gate inauguration event listed under March 9, 2026 in the news feed refers to the ceremony; the Syndicate renaming decision was made at the 230th meeting in February 2025.