Cyclone Preparedness Programme
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| Formation | 1973 |
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| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
| Website | http://www.cpp.gov.bd/ |
Cyclone Preparedness Programme is a disaster management program of the Government and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2] The program is under the management of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]The program was developed to work as an early warning system in coastal Bangladesh in 1973 by President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[4] The program has been credited with saving thousands of lives.[5] The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, called it "Global Best Practice".[6] It has 55 thousand volunteers.[7]
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