Inte'l Day for Disaster Risk Reduction Tuesday: "Resilience Starts at Home"

Resilience Strats at Home is the UNDRR 2026 Theme

DHAKA, OCT 12 — Tomorrow (Tuesday) will mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The theme for this year's observance is "Resilience Starts at Home".

To mark the occasion, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief has organized a discussion meeting tomorrow morning at 9:30 AM at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre. President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will grace the event as the Chief Guest.

The event will feature:

• Special Guest: Asadul Habib Dulu, Minister for Disaster Management and Relief

• Special Guest: M. Iqbal Hossain, State Minister

• Special Guest: Munshi Rafiqul Alam, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief

• Chairperson: Mohammad Saiful Islam, Secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief

Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar, and various private channels will broadcast the program live. The day will also be observed with due importance at the divisional, district, and upazila levels. Special programs will be aired across different television networks to highlight the significance of the day, and official commemorative posters have been published for the occasion.

Highlighting the objectives of the day, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu stated that due to its geographical location, Bangladesh carries a history of continuous struggle against nature. Its position along the coast of the Bay of Bengal, numerous internal rivers, the adverse impacts of climate change, and the pressures of a massive population collectively make Bangladesh one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world.

The Minister added that disasters such as cyclones, floods, tidal surges, river erosion, landslides, fires, and earthquakes remain unavoidable realities. He emphasized that when citizens are overwhelmed by these events, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief stands firmly by their side. The core objective of observing this day is to bring peace and relief to the people by ensuring the necessary preparedness to mitigate the suffering caused by natural disasters. – PID Handout