Speech by Chief Guest Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, MP - BUP

To produce and procure international standard but national contextual
resource materials (books, learning materials) to further strengthen the
academic initiatives on disaster management.
To continue the research initiatives on disaster risk reduction and climate
change adaptation taken by the universities and research institutes
To publish journals on disaster risk reduction and climate change
To develop supplementary learning materials.
At the end I like to let you know that our Prime Minister approved ‘Revised version of
the Standing Orders on Disaster (SOD) and National Disaster Management Plan
(2010-2015)’. This will ensure effective planning for coordination of disaster risk
reduction and emergency response management at all levels for all hazards. These
showed our government commitment to disaster management and to ensure food
security.
Everybody knows that disaster management is not an individual business rather a
business for all. All your efforts to support our common goals will be greatly
acknowledged. I hope your full support will remain continued to our nation building
process.
I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the partners like UNDP, DFID, European
Union, Swedish SIDA, Government of Norway and AusAid to support us in CDMP-II
and also many other areas for developing for disaster resilient environment.
Thanks to the organizers, especially the Bangladesh University of Professional for
inviting me to this learned gathering and all the participants, representing institutes’
Thank you all.
Now I declare open the workshop and wish a complete success of the
workshop.
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