Economic Reporter :
Disasters such as earthquake, fire, flood, drought, cyclone and salinity are damaging lives, crops and infrastructures, causing a huge economic loss in the country. Every year, we incur 1.8 percent of GDP loss due to natural disaster.
“Earthquake and fire are affecting lives and infrastructure, flood is affecting crops, roads, river side houses, drought affecting land and salinity intrusion and cyclone are affecting livelihoods”, said Md. Quamrul Hasan, former Joint Secretary of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, while presenting the key note paper at a workshop.
The workshop titled ‘Post Disaster Dead Body Management Guideline 2016’ was held at Ware House of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) at Karwan Bazar in the capital on Tuesday.
DNCC, Save the Children and Community Participation and Development (CPD) jointly organized the programme with support from European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO).
Disaster incident management team, zone-5 of DNCC and representatives from Save the Children and CPD attended the programme.
Speakers at the programme called for preparedness to face the disasters. If preparedness not taken, disasters may cause massive damages to lives and properties endangering our livelihoods, they said, calling for raising awareness about the issue.
They also stressed on proper coordination among the government, City Corporation and different non-government organizations for successfully facing any disaster.
They underscored the needed on proper management of those who die during disaster.
S.M. Ajior Rahman, Zonal Executive Officer, Zone-5, DNCC, inaugurated the programme.
Dr. Tarik Bin Yousuf, Superintendent Engineer of DNCC, Sikder Mokaddes Ahmed, director of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, Faisalur Rahman, senior officer of Tejgaon Fire Service and Civil Defence, Dr. Abdur Rahim, deputy director of Anjuman-e-Mofidul Islam, spoke on the occasion.
Disasters such as earthquake, fire, flood, drought, cyclone and salinity are damaging lives, crops and infrastructures, causing a huge economic loss in the country. Every year, we incur 1.8 percent of GDP loss due to natural disaster.
“Earthquake and fire are affecting lives and infrastructure, flood is affecting crops, roads, river side houses, drought affecting land and salinity intrusion and cyclone are affecting livelihoods”, said Md. Quamrul Hasan, former Joint Secretary of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, while presenting the key note paper at a workshop.
The workshop titled ‘Post Disaster Dead Body Management Guideline 2016’ was held at Ware House of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) at Karwan Bazar in the capital on Tuesday.
DNCC, Save the Children and Community Participation and Development (CPD) jointly organized the programme with support from European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO).
Disaster incident management team, zone-5 of DNCC and representatives from Save the Children and CPD attended the programme.
Speakers at the programme called for preparedness to face the disasters. If preparedness not taken, disasters may cause massive damages to lives and properties endangering our livelihoods, they said, calling for raising awareness about the issue.
They also stressed on proper coordination among the government, City Corporation and different non-government organizations for successfully facing any disaster.
They underscored the needed on proper management of those who die during disaster.
S.M. Ajior Rahman, Zonal Executive Officer, Zone-5, DNCC, inaugurated the programme.
Dr. Tarik Bin Yousuf, Superintendent Engineer of DNCC, Sikder Mokaddes Ahmed, director of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, Faisalur Rahman, senior officer of Tejgaon Fire Service and Civil Defence, Dr. Abdur Rahim, deputy director of Anjuman-e-Mofidul Islam, spoke on the occasion.
