Disaster Management Directorate is a department of the

Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (; ''Duryōga byabasthāpanā ō trāṇa mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, responsible for disaster management and relief. After the indep ...

and responsible for government management of natural disasters in Bangladesh and is located in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

History

Disaster Management Directorate was founded in 2012 by the

Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

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 {{Bangladesh-org-stub