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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 · Chittagong
The university is focused on stabilizing administrative leadership under the new Vice-Chancellor and improving campus infrastructure.
Professor Dr. Zainul Abedin Siddique was appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of RmSTU.
The Hult Prize program at RmSTU was ranked among the top 25% of university programs in Central and South Asia.
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Zainul Abedin Siddique inaugurated three new minibuses for student transportation.
Faculty and students engaged in academic and research exchanges with the University of Asia Pacific.
Established year recorded as 2014 (first academic session 2014-15, classes began 9 Nov 2015); the enabling Act is from 2001 but the university only became operational 13 years later. Student count (1,092) and faculty count (50) are from Prothom Alo English, October 5, 2025 -- the most specific primary source found; faculty page on rmstu.ac.bd lists 37 active faculty (8 on study leave accounts for gap). Pro-VC vacancy: Kanchan Chakma served 2022-2024; no successor confirmed as of May 2026. Treasurer post: no named holder found across official site or press. Budget not publicly disclosed; campus infrastructure project (Tk 1.64 billion) reported due June 2026 completion. VC transition: Atiar Rahman (from 9 Jan 2025) replaced by Zainul Abedin Siddique (appointed 14 May 2026 via gazette); joining date not yet confirmed as of 2026-05-18. Acting Registrar Mohammad Junaid Kabir also serves as Associate Professor (Management).