Bangladesh is located in a disaster prone area due to its geographical location in the world. Deltaic

formation and location by the coastal side is the reason for more disaster in the area. According to the

Global Climate Risk Index, 2010 published by German Watch, an international Research organization that

there are 10 most disaster prone countries in the world due to climate change in the world and considering

the intensity of loss and damages among these countries Bangladesh is the top most. The history of the

natural disaster of the country can be remembered with great note. From different statistics it is found

that the severe tidal surge occurred in 27 October, 1 November, 1886 caused severe devastation of life and

properties in Patuakhali, Noakhali and Chittagong districts where 4 lacs of people lost their lives. One lac

75 thousand people died and huge and unlimited amount of properties affected by severe Hurricane and

tidal surge in Chittagong and Kutubdia island in October,1897. One lac 20 thousand people died by the

cyclone and tidal surge of April, 1911 in Teknaf, about three lacc people died unlimited number of

livestocks and crops and properties of vast areas were affected in the coastal areas of Khulna and

Chittagong by the severe cyclone and tidal surge of November, 1970. The cyclone and tidal surge of

April, 1991 caused death of one lac 45 thousand people, 70 thousand livestock and huge quantity of crops

affected in the coastal areas of Patuakhali and Cox’s Bazar. Besides the severe cyclone (Sidre) of

November, 2007 affected Barguna, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, and Bagerhat where 3406 people died , 1003

people were LOST, and about 55 thousand people were injured. Crops and properties amounting about

Taka eight thousand crore were affected by the severe cyclone (Aila) of 2009. And more than 5 lac people

died and 45 thousand homesteads were damaged completely by the severe cyclone (Mohosen) in 2013.

Besides the coastal districts, the northern districts of Bangladesh are also affected widely by different

calamities like cyclone, flood, drought, river erosion, cold wave etc. in each year. It has been creating a

negative impact on the total economy in the area as well the whole country. Gaibandha is one of the main

natural disaster affected districts of the northern area. Different types of disasters like cyclone, flood,

drought, river erosion, cold wave etc are affecting the district each year and as a result the normal life

being hampered and causing losses of properties. Many people after losing their homesteads, livelihood

assets and employment are going out to different districts in search of shelter and employment and forced

to live in inhuman condition. The people of Bangladesh and the Government have been facing these

disasters with great success and skill which is being praised by the people of the world and is also

considered to be replicable.

The economy of Bangladesh which has been facing huge losses due to the disaster in each year and if it

can be reduced in that cases the country can be elevated to a developed country soon in the world. With

this objective the Ministry of Disaster and Relief, Government of Bangladesh under the Comprehensive

Disaster Management Programme (CDMP) has initiated the programme of preparing Disaster

Management Plan at District and Upazila level with the participation of all concerned.