Disaster Management Bureau

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Disaster Management Bureau
Formation1993
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Website ddm.gov.bd

Disaster Management Bureau is a government bureau that manages government responses to natural disasters in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] [2]

History

The Disaster Management Bureau by Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief in 1993. Following the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone and floods in Bangladesh, the government felt a need for a dedicated bureau to manage relief operations in the country. The bureau is headed by a Director General. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Chowdhury, Masud Hasan. "Disaster Management Bureau". Banglapedia. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Disaster management in Bangladesh: Reducing vulnerabilities". The Daily Star. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2017.


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