Active build · Civic-tech · 2025
DotaBD
Bangladesh-context civic-tech — closing the gap between citizens and actionable civic information, powered by LLM.
BD
Local context
LLM
Powered
Civic
Public good
Role
Builder · Recently launched
Period
2025 — present
Location
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stack
Next.jsTypeScriptLLMVercel
§ Context
The problem
Bangladesh's civic information is fragmented across PDFs, news sites, ministries, and oral knowledge. The gap between "what is true" and "what citizens can act on" is where most civic harm hides.
DotaBD compresses that gap with an LLM trained on local context — answering in plain Bangla and English, with sources.
§ Outcomes
What I built
- Context-aware civic agent. Grounded on local sources; refuses to bullshit when context is missing.
- Built fast, shipped public. Recently launched at dotabd.com.
- Companion to my civic writing. Pairs with my Dhaka Tribune op-eds on policy for the interim government.