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The Crisis Orb: a live, level-anchored hazard board.
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The national early-warning board across hazards.
Early warning for the haor flood basin.
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Where hazards compound across the same places.
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Cropland exposed to flood, heat, and salinity.
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University Watch
public · general · Rangpur
The university is currently focused on establishing its foundational administrative and academic structures while ensuring merit-based recruitment.
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Israfil appointed as the founding Vice-Chancellor of Thakurgaon University.
VC Prof. Dr. Mohammad Israfil formally joined the university.
Inauguration of the university's temporary office in the Tatipara area of Thakurgaon town.
Jury board meeting held to select the university's official monogram and logo.
VC Prof. Dr. Md. Israfil participated in a Bangladesh educator delegation to Yunnan, China.
Official unveiling ceremony of the university's monogram and logo.
Operational status: gazetted only; not yet running. The Thakurgaon University Act was approved by Cabinet on February 28, 2023 (not 2022 as initially reported; the 2022 date refers to an earlier cabinet-in-principle approval of the draft), then placed in parliament September 14, 2023 by Education Minister Dipu Moni, and passed in October 2023. The bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd entry number is 1469. University is classified as Bangladesh's 51st public university and the second general university in Rangpur Division after Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur. Proposed campus area: 1,000 acres (400 ha); permanent campus location and construction status unverified in available sources. No official university website exists as of verification date; personal website of VC (israfilshaheen.com / israfilshaheen.live) was listed in Bangla Wikipedia but is not the institutional site. VC's full name varies by source: DU faculty registry lists 'Md. Israfeel'; BSS News (state wire) uses 'Dr Mohammad Israfil'; Bangla press uses 'ইসরাফিল শাহীন' (Israfil Shaheen); BSS spelling used as canonical. student_count, faculty_count, annual_budget_bdt: null -- university has not commenced academic activities. No pro-VC, treasurer, or registrar appointments found as of verification date. ugc_recognized set true: university is listed as a public university by UGC (51st entry); no adverse UGC status found. established_year set to 2023 (year the act was passed); the task prompt suggested 2022 which corresponds only to an early cabinet draft approval, not the legislative act. Cabinet approved draft on Feb 28, 2023; act passed October 2023.