Disaster Management Directorate is a department of the
and responsible for government management of natural disasters in Bangladesh and is located in
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
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History
Disaster Management Directorate was founded in 2012 by the
Bangladesh Awami League
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
led government in 2012.
The directorate was formed through the passage of Disaster Management Act, 2012 in the Parliament of Bangladesh.
References
Government agencies of Bangladesh
2012 establishments in Bangladesh
Emergency services in Bangladesh
Organisations based in Dhaka
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