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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 · science and technology · Dhaka
The university is currently focused on stabilizing its administrative leadership under the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr. ABM Shahidul Islam, while prioritizing the modernization of its academic environment and the integration of advanced technological research.
Professor Dr. ABM Shahidul Islam was appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of MBSTU.
Professor Dr. ABM Shahidul Islam formally joined as the new Vice-Chancellor.
University issued a notice regarding a call for Master's scholarship applications.
University announced a rescheduling of the summer holiday break to October 2026.
Faculty of Social Sciences organized a seminar on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation.
Notices were issued regarding special courses and online course registration.
A recruitment notice for a Research Assistant was published.
student_count 5,671 from Wikipedia (4,000 undergrad + 1,671 postgrad); mbstu.ac.bd at-a-glance shows 4,075 students and 350 teachers (likely stale). Wikipedia figure of 243 academic staff used as primary. annual_budget_bdt 775,000,000 = Tk 77.5 crore from FY 2021-22 (most recent verifiable budget; no 2025-26 MBSTU-specific budget figure found). fy_budget_year set to '2021-22' accordingly. vc_since is gazette notification date (2026-05-14); actual taking-charge date not yet reported as of 2026-05-18. Previous VC Anwarul Azim Akhand (DU Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology) joined 2024-09-21 under interim government; replaced in the BNP-Tarique May 14, 2026 batch of 11 VCs. campus_count 2: main campus at Santosh, Tangail (~70.69 acres) and Belkuchi, Sirajganj out-reach campus (~10 acres, Sirajganj Government Veterinary College, incorporated 2023). Registrar Touhidul Islam was relieved of duties circa September 2025 amid student protests demanding probe committee and student union roadmap; Prof. Sajjad Waheed (ICT Dept) appointed acting Registrar. No pro-VC or Treasurer names found on official site as of verification date. Bangla name verified via Wikipedia. MBSTU participates in GST cluster admission (not independent admission test). Primary establishment year 1999 (formal gazette); academic operations commenced October 25, 2003. The secondary campus detail at Belkuchi/Sirajganj confirmed via Wikipedia.