BD sets example of disaster management, says Ban Ki-moon

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Bangladesh has set an example on disaster preparedness and management in the world, reports BSS.

The UN secretary general made the remark at the high-level briefing to member states on the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction at UN headquarters Wednesday, according to a message received Sunday.

Mr Moon said, Bangladesh is the most populated country in the world in terms of density where 135 million of people have been affected by natural disasters in last 20 years.

Highly lauded the Bangladesh government efforts in taking disaster preparedness, the secretary general said Bangladesh imparted disaster preparedness training to 62,000 people at rural level and keep 25,000 community volunteers standby to act promptly just after any disaster. This initiative can be followed by other disaster-prone countries, he added.