Bangladesh is a country which is considered to be among the most disaster prone countries in the world. The country has learnt to live with floods, cyclones and storm surges and has, over the years, developed quite a good system for reduction of disaster risk. During the last twenty years, considerable progress has been made in identifying the risks associated with earthquake. Since  2003, the Comprehensive Disaster Management Program (CDMP), funded by UNDP, EC and DFID, with the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, Government of Bangladesh, has been involved in a number of studies related to inter alia an in-depth analysis of earthquake risks, particularly for Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet Cities and Earthquake Vulnerability and Risk assessment for each of the three cities.