Department of Disaster Management
Profile
- Head
- Rezwanur Rahman
- Role
- Director General
- Annual budget
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- Staff
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- Established
- 2012
- Legal basis
- Disaster Management Act 2012 (Act No. 34 of 2012), enacted by the Parliament of Bangladesh; DDM established November 2012 under the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief
DDM is in active disaster response mode following the April-May 2026 northeastern haor flash floods: coordinated FFWC early warnings, supported the government's Tk 7,500/month three-month farmer assistance announcement (May 3, 2026), and is simultaneously managing pre-monsoon cyclone season readiness through the CPP's 76,020-volunteer coastal network across 13 districts.
Recent activity
- 2026-04-28 other Flash floods swept the northeastern haor basin (Sunamganj, Sylhet, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Netrakona) following heavy upstream rainfall in Assam and Meghalaya; FFWC recorded 1 river station under severe flood, 4 under flood status, and 4 under warning as of 30 April; DDM coordinated early warning dissemination through district and upazila disaster management committees. ↗↗↗
- 2026-05-03 other Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu announced a three-month cash assistance programme of Tk 7,500 per month for haor farmers whose Boro paddy crops were destroyed by the April 2026 flash floods; Prime Minister Tarique Rahman directed authorities to prepare transparent beneficiary lists and take prompt assistance measures. ↗↗↗
- 2026-04-25 other Flash flood warning issued for Sunamganj ahead of forecast heavy rainfall in the haor region; DDM and FFWC alerts transmitted to district administration and the Department of Agricultural Extension to accelerate Boro paddy harvesting at 80-percent ripeness to reduce crop loss. ↗↗
- 2026-05-07 other Prime Minister Tarique Rahman ordered quick steps to assist haor farmers hit by heavy rainfall; Minister Dulu confirmed government support would continue, with Netrakona district also to receive three-month assistance for affected farmers. ↗↗↗
- 2026-04-01 other DDM overseeing pre-monsoon cyclone preparedness for the Bay of Bengal season (peak risk: April-June); the Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP), co-administered by DDM and BDRCS, maintains 76,020 trained volunteers (38,010 male, 38,010 female) across 3,801 units in 42 upazilas of 13 coastal districts, providing last-mile early warning dissemination. ↗↗↗
Provenance & notes
DDM was established November 2012 under the Disaster Management Act 2012 (Act No. 34 of 2012). Current Director General is Rezwanur Rahman per the official DDM portal officer list (ddm.gov.bd/site/view/officer_list_all); head_since is null as no appointment date was found in a primary source. staff_count is null: no sanctioned-post figure available in publicly accessible documents; annual_budget_bdt is null: DDM's line-item budget is not separately published; the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief envelope covers it. CPP volunteer count of 76,020 (38,010 male, 38,010 female) is sourced from the official CPP volunteer database (cppvolunteer.info/About) and cross-confirmed by BDRCS; the figure covers 3,801 units across 42 upazilas in 13 coastal districts. BDRCS Situation Report 1 (30 April 2026) on the northeastern haor flash flood is cross-verified via reliefweb.int and bdrcs.org. The May 3, 2026 Tk 7,500/month three-month farmer assistance announcement is confirmed by BSS News, TBS News, and The Financial Express, all attributing the statement to Minister Asadul Habib Dulu. Verification based on 2+ independent primary sources for all factual claims.
Sources
- https://ddm.gov.bd/
- https://ddm.portal.gov.bd/site/view/officer_list/-
- https://www.un-spider.org/bangladesh-department-disaster-management-ddm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_Management_Directorate
- https://www.preventionweb.net/organization/department-disaster-management-bangladesh
- https://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/bangladesh-gazette-disaster-management-act-act-no-34-year-2012
- https://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/bangladesh-red-crescent-society-situation-report-1-northeastern-haor-region-flash-flood-30-april-2026
- https://bdrcs.org/situation-report-1-northeastern-haor-flood-april-2026/
- https://en.bd-pratidin.com/city/2026/04/25/61396
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/382140
- https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/383871
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/govt-provide-three-months-food-assistance-flood-hit-haor-farmers-minister-1428356
- https://www.tbsnews.net/agriculture/flood-affected-haor-farmers-receive-tk7500-monthly-support-three-months-minister-1429201
- https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/385110
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/384441
- https://outlookbangla.com/2026/05/07/pm-orders-quick-steps-to-assist-haor-farmers-hit-by-heavy-rainfall/
- https://cppvolunteer.info/About
- https://bdrcs.org/cyclone-preparedness-programm-cpp/
- http://voldb.cpp.gov.bd/about
- https://win-tk.org/en/news/bangladesh-cyclone-season-2026-preparation-early-warning/