Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said
Bangladesh is now a role model in disaster management along with development
in the world as she addressed a function on International Day for Disaster
Reduction.
“Bangladesh became a role model not only in development but also in disaster
management in the world”, she told the function at Bangabandhu International
Conference Center here.
Mentioning government’s different successes in disaster management, the
premier said “Our government has achieved a great success in reducing risk
and losses of lives and properties caused by cyclone, flood, drought and
earthquake which earned international community’s acclamation.”
The prime minister said in July last Bangladesh hosted Dhaka meeting of the
Global Commission on Adaptation, where the former Secretary General of UN
declared of establishing a “Global Centre for Adaptation-Dhaka Office” as a
symbol of Bangladesh’s outstanding performance to this end.
Sheikh Hasina said the people of Bangladesh will have to live facing
various natural disasters due to its geographical location, adding “So,
Bangladesh will always have to be ready to face any kind of man-made or
natural disasters”.
The prime minister also directed concerned authorities to take necessary
steps to avoid losses of lives and properties caused by natural disasters.
State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman,
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Disaster Management and
Relief Ministry AB Tajul Islam and Senior Secretary of the Ministry Md Shah
Kamal, among others, spoke on the occasion.
Two disaster resilient house owners expressed their gratitude to the prime
minister for making them such abode. The government has built such 11604
houses for disaster victims.
The premier distributed Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP) Award among
three out of 82 best volunteers for their outstanding contributions to
disaster management.
Earlier, a video documentary was screened describing the activities of the
ministry in disaster management.