disaster management

Bangladesh plans 100,000 earthquake volunteers, 450 assembly points

Bangladesh plans 100,000 trained earthquake response volunteers and 450 emergency assembly points across Dhaka, alongside expanded rescue infrastructure and...

Minster Mintoo urges youth to master tech and science for global climate resilience

Environment Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo called on students to develop technological, scientific and ethical skills, highlighting disaster preparedness, climate...

Integrated disaster alert platform urged to improve warnings in Bangladesh

Stakeholders urged Bangladesh to adopt an integrated disaster warning dissemination platform to improve coordination, reduce misinformation, and ensure faster,...

Govt-NGO partnership key to advancing anticipatory action: MoDMR secretary

Bangladesh is strengthening landslide anticipatory action through government-NGO collaboration, improved forecasting, early warnings, cash assistance and community-led preparedness initiatives...

Knowledge Café targets gaps in landslide readiness

A YPSA-hosted Knowledge Café in Chattogram brought officials, volunteers and communities together to assess landslide risks, improve anticipatory action,...