UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Bangladesh has set an example in disaster management.
He made the remark at a briefing on Disaster management at the UN office for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Management, reports Bangladesh Shangbad Shangstha (BSS).
Appreciating the role of Bangladesh in disaster management, the UN chief also emphasized on achieving the goal of MDG, outlining the development plan in the post 2015 and adopting a universal policy in the context of climate change.
Besides that, he suggested a preventive mechanism to curb the possibility of losses in the economy and the lives of the people.
Describing Bangladesh as the most densely populated country, he mentioned that about 135 million people had been victims of natural disasters in the last 20 years.
He said the country has trained to 65 thousand volunteers and prepared 25 thousand communities to respond to any disaster, which is examplery.
Dr AK Abdul Momen, the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, was also present at the breifing.