Bangladesh: Disaster risks loom large

As UNISDR observed the International Day for Disaster Reduction, the Daily Star reviewed the capacity of Bangladesh in matters of tackling disaster risks. Over the last two decades, Bangladesh suffered from various natural hazards such as tropical cyclones, flood, tornadoes, earthquakes, riverbank erosion, salinity erosion, drought, arsenic contamination and landslides.

However it states that even though Bangladesh is a disaster prone-countries, policymaking and sustainable programmes to strengthen preparedness and promote resilience still need to be improved. Despite some progress in reducing disaster risks, some necessary infrastructures are yet to be constructed by the government for instance.