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Disaster Incidences in Bangladesh in March 2015

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Background

Network for Information, Response and Preparedness Activities on Disaster (NIRAPAD) has initiated the preparation of monthly report on disaster incidences in Bangladesh with the aim of providing all stakeholders comprehensive information on the disaster events and their impacts; responses by Government and other stakeholders and lessons learned.

The scope of the report allowed NIRAPAD team to review secondary documents regarding emergency response interventions undertaken in Bangladesh, March 2015. Therefore, the report mainly reflects the information available in published documents.

This report portrays general reflection of the disasters that took place in March 2015 and their impacts and associated response and the early recovery efforts undertaken by the Government and other humanitarian actors.