https://devlensbd.pages.dev/Development intelligence for Bangladeshhttps://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/04/bangladesh-cannot-track-how-much-toxic-lead-chromate-it-imports-study-finds/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/04/bangladesh-cannot-track-how-much-toxic-lead-chromate-it-imports-study-finds/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:21:27 GMTLead chromate shares a customs code with safer pigments, so official data cannot show how much comes in. Imports under that code rose 51 percent from 2022 to 2025, an ESDO study found.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/04/climate-adaptation-needs-longer-loans-and-guarantees-to-draw-private-money-bankers-say/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/04/climate-adaptation-needs-longer-loans-and-guarantees-to-draw-private-money-bankers-say/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:21:12 GMTAt a pre-COP31 roundtable, bankers and businesses said short-term deposits, currency risk and weak project preparation keep private money out of adaptation. The National Adaptation Plan puts the need at $230 billion by 2050.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/04/new-garment-wages-to-start-in-december-wage-board-agrees-at-first-meeting/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/04/new-garment-wages-to-start-in-december-wage-board-agrees-at-first-meeting/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:20:56 GMTOwners and workers on the new Minimum Wage Board agreed the revised pay will take effect in December, paid from January. The amount is still open. Workers want Tk 30,000 a month, up from Tk 12,500.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/02/measles-outbreak-bangladesh-208000-cases-ifrc-october-2026/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/02/measles-outbreak-bangladesh-208000-cases-ifrc-october-2026/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:42:00 GMTTransmission continues in all eight divisions, with about 1,000 suspected measles admissions a day in October. Immunity gaps from years of missed vaccination are driving the outbreak.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/02/garment-factories-reopen-clashes-wage-board-ashulia-gazipur/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/02/garment-factories-reopen-clashes-wage-board-ashulia-gazipur/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:41:47 GMTFactories reopened on 2 November after a day of closures. Police used tear gas in Dhaka and Ashulia, border guards were deployed in Gazipur, and a six-member wage board has begun its review.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/01/unfpa-rohingya-monsoon-gender-violence-july-september-2026/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/01/unfpa-rohingya-monsoon-gender-violence-july-september-2026/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 15:03:41 GMTUNFPA's report for July to September counts 15 deaths and 9,707 people displaced by floods and landslides in the camps, and more reports of gender-related killings, gang rape and child marriage.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/01/garment-wage-board-formed-protests-spread-mirpur-savar/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/11/01/garment-wage-board-formed-protests-spread-mirpur-savar/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 15:03:17 GMTThe government formed a new minimum wage board for garment workers on 1 November. Protests for a Tk 30,000 wage still shut 529 factories, and owners say they may close more.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/31/rohingya-women-menstrual-hygiene-kits-acted/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/31/rohingya-women-menstrual-hygiene-kits-acted/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:38:36 GMTFrom the sector: an Acted project trained 52 refugee women to sew reusable menstrual kits in Cox's Bazar after funding cuts left many without supplies.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/31/world-bank-450-million-credit-bangladesh-banks/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/31/world-bank-450-million-credit-bangladesh-banks/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:21:45 GMTThe IDA credit funds Financial Sector Support Project II, run by Bangladesh Bank to 2031, to strengthen supervision and support bank restructuring.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/31/garment-minimum-wage-board-workers-stop-work/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/31/garment-minimum-wage-board-workers-stop-work/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:21:40 GMTThe labour minister says a gazette will be issued on 1 November, meeting a key demand of garment workers, and urged them to return to work.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/30/record-pledges-shrinking-ngos-bangladesh-aid/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/30/record-pledges-shrinking-ngos-bangladesh-aid/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:12:20 GMTForeign grants to NGOs are at a seven-year high, yet about 2,200 small NGOs face cuts. A Devlens Special on where Bangladesh's aid money is going.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/30/climate-related-health-risks-cost-bangladesh-20-7-billion-a-year/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/30/climate-related-health-risks-cost-bangladesh-20-7-billion-a-year/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:15:33 GMTA Knowledge Hub Institute study links heat to lost work, deaths and dengue, and calls for a heat-health plan before the 2027 hot season.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/30/un-gives-bangladesh-three-more-years-before-leaving-ldc-status/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/30/un-gives-bangladesh-three-more-years-before-leaving-ldc-status/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:14:55 GMTGraduation moves to 24 November 2029. Economists say the extra time only helps if trade, revenue and banking reforms speed up.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/30/monsoon-floods-landslides-hit-43000-rohingya-refugees-unfpa/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/30/monsoon-floods-landslides-hit-43000-rohingya-refugees-unfpa/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:33:25 GMTFifteen people died and 9,707 were displaced. UNFPA also reports more gender-based violence and new arrivals from Myanmar in the camps.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/30/measles-outbreak-passes-200000-suspected-cases/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/30/measles-outbreak-passes-200000-suspected-cases/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:33:10 GMTOver 1,000 suspected deaths since March, says IFRC. An independent review puts effective vaccine coverage well below the level needed to stop spread.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/dhaka-climate-partnership-conference-launches-project-tracking-portal/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/dhaka-climate-partnership-conference-launches-project-tracking-portal/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:47:52 GMTThe environment ministry and ADB used a two-day conference to launch a web portal for tracking climate projects and finance under the Bangladesh Climate Development Partnership.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/only-30-of-secondary-teachers-trained-in-health-education-study-finds/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/only-30-of-secondary-teachers-trained-in-health-education-study-finds/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:47:37 GMTA government situation analysis supported by UNESCO finds gaps in teacher training, school health services and the curriculum in Bangladesh's secondary schools.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/climate-health-plan-needs-1-4-billion-over-five-years-study-finds/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/climate-health-plan-needs-1-4-billion-over-five-years-study-finds/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:47:02 GMTA BRAC University study sets out how Bangladesh could fund its 2026-2031 health adaptation plan, with development partners expected to carry the largest share.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/open-call-global-eba-fund-medium-size-grants-of-up-to-500000-for-ecosystem-based-adaptation/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/open-call-global-eba-fund-medium-size-grants-of-up-to-500000-for-ecosystem-based-adaptation/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:50:06 GMTStatus: OPEN. Deadline 16 November 2026. Projects must target ODA-eligible countries such as Bangladesh and can run for up to 24 months.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/unesco-assessment-sets-out-15-recommendations-on-ai-readiness-in-bangladesh/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/unesco-assessment-sets-out-15-recommendations-on-ai-readiness-in-bangladesh/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:50:01 GMTDeveloped with the ICT Division, a2i and UNDP, the assessment reviews how prepared Bangladesh is to govern and use artificial intelligence responsibly.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/new-atlantic-council-brief-examines-bangladeshs-changing-aid-landscape/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/new-atlantic-council-brief-examines-bangladeshs-changing-aid-landscape/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:49:57 GMTPublished on 26 October 2026, the brief looks at how development assistance to Bangladesh is shifting and recommends front-loading concessional borrowing while it is still available.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/rohingya-response-the-2026-appeal-is-a-quarter-smaller-and-still-underfunded/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/rohingya-response-the-2026-appeal-is-a-quarter-smaller-and-still-underfunded/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:49:52 GMTThe updated Joint Response Plan asks for $710.5 million, 26 percent less than in 2025, as agencies warn that cuts are already hitting WASH, food, health and protection services.https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/world-bank-projects-3-4-growth-for-bangladesh-and-calls-for-banking-energy-and-revenue-reforms/https://devlensbd.pages.dev/2026/10/29/world-bank-projects-3-4-growth-for-bangladesh-and-calls-for-banking-energy-and-revenue-reforms/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:49:47 GMTThe October 2026 Bangladesh Development Update links slow growth to weak banks, energy shortfalls and low revenue, and puts the spotlight on how well subsidies and social protection reach the poor.