The Standing Orders on Disaster in the current format was first published in 1997 in Bangla. It was modified and translated in English in 1999. Since then, many events have taken place at national, regional and global levels. Nationally, three catastrophic disaster events have taken place in Bangladesh: 1) the 2004 flood, 2) the 2007 Flood and 3) Cyclone Sidr in 2007. The aftermath of the 2004 flood resulted in the organization of the National Workshop on “Options for Flood Risk Reduction in Bangladesh.” About 900 representatives from all government ministries, divisions and departments as well as representatives of NGOs, the private sector, media and development partners participated in the workshop, which dealt not only flood risks but also overall disaster risk reduction issues in Bangladesh. The workshop produced more than 300 recommendations for implementation. In the same manner, the Disaster Management Bureau organized national lessons learned workshops after the Flood 2007 and Cyclone Sidr 2007. All of these exercises have emphasized the importance of disaster risk reduction as well as strengthening of the emergency response system in the country.