These Act enacted to make the activities about disaster management coordinated, objective oriented and strengthened and to formulate rules to build up infrastructure of effective disaster management to fight all types of disasters

1. Title: Analyzing the Feasibility and Sustainability of Disaster
Management Act 2012 of Bangladesh in context of Disaster
Management Act of different Asian Countries
Course Code: DRM 421
I.D: 1406042
Reg. No.: 05087
Level: 4; Semester: II
Session: 2014-15
Course Tittle: Disaster Management System : Global and
Regional Issues

2. OUTLINE
 Introduction
 Objectives & Methodology
 Disaster Management Act
• Preamble
• Disaster Management Institutions
• Organizational Structure and Function
• National Disaster Response Force
• Disaster Management Fund, Relief and Audit
• Offense, Punishment and Penalties
• Legal Framework for Disaster Management
 Result and Discussion
 Conclusion

3. Introduction
 South Asia experiences some of the biggest disasters in the world putting
millions of people at risk
 Socio-economic transformation, rapid urbanization and political
volatility are highly caused along with natural disasters
 According to the South Asian Disaster Report 2011( SAARC Disaster
Management Center’s) the region accounted for 96.5% of total number
of disasters recorded globally in 2011
 These Act enacted to make the activities about disaster management
coordinated, objective oriented and strengthened and to formulate rules
to build up infrastructure of effective disaster management to fight all
types of disasters

4. Objectives
1. To find out feasibility of Bangladesh Act 2012 with other South Asian
Country
2. To find out sustainable feature for Bangladesh Act 2012
3. To find out strength and weakness of different South Asian Act
Methodology
1. Perfectly depended on secondary data like Government Gazette, Act,
Policy and publication of SAARC and Unicef coordination.
The Gazette of India, December 26, 2005
The Gazette of Pakistan, December 11, 2010
The Gazette of Maldives, 2006
The Gazette of Bangladesh, September 24, 2012
2. Than compared different countries Act
3. At last inducted Act and given a judgementory recommendation

5. Disaster Management Act

6. Preamble
Bangladesh India Pakistan Maldives Recommendation
Disaster
Management Act,
2012.
Disaster
Management Act,
2005.
Extend whole of
India
Disaster
Management Act,
2010.
Extend whole of
Pakistan
Disaster
Management Act,
2006.
This Act provide for
creation of A
National Disaster
Management
Council, A National
Disaster
Management
Authority.
Government is
liable for protect her
people
The Act of 2012 in
Bangladesh should be
National Disaster
Management Act 2012.
Everybody must
responsible for himself
and his/her nation

7. Disaster Management Institutions
Bangladesh India Pakistan Maldives Recommendation
Top level National
Disaster
Management
Council
Top level Government
of India along with
Ministry of Home
Affairs and Cabinet
Committee
Top level National
Disaster
Management
Committee with
National Disaster
Management
Authority
Top level Disaster
Management Centre
National Disaster
Management Council
should be governed by
Government of
Bangladesh and
incorporate research,
training & planning
program as India.
Regional Commission
like Pakistan and Media
& District Emergency
Operation Center like
Maldives
Than Ministry of
Disaster
Management and
Relief along with
CPP
Than State High Level
Committee
Than Regional
Disaster
Management
Commission
The Disaster Management
Council covers DMT,
Finance Board, Forecasting,
Early Warning System,
planning unit, Education
board, Media Unit for
National Level
DoDM end with
Upazila and Union
Committee
The State High Level
Committee covers all
state organization,
different forces and
NGOs
At last Community
based organization
and Union Council
Emergency Operation at
Local Level by Disaster
Management Assistants

8. Organizational Structure and Function
Bangladesh India Pakistan Maldives Recommendation
Government of
Bangladesh, who is the
chairperson and consist
of all ministry, defense,
secretary, director and
chairman of National
Disaster Management
Advisory Committee
A National
Authority
consist of nine
members and
Prime minister
of India is the
Chairperson of
the Authority
The Prime minister of
Pakistan in the
Chairperson of the
commission an consists
of opposite senate, all
ministry and defense
board and representative
of civil society
The President of the country shall be
the chairperson and consists of chief
coordinator of the National Disaster
Management Centre, representative
of Supreme council of Islamic Affair,
private sector, national and NGOs
humanitarian agency.
A National Authority for
Disaster Management and
Government of
Bangladesh shall be the
chairperson of this
authority like India.
Representative of private
sector like Maldives and
opposite party leader
should be engaged like
Pakistan. Meeting should
be held at need arise
Meeting would be held in
specific place and time
determined by chairman
at the presence of two-
third of member
Meeting would
be conducted
when
necessary
The Chairperson shall
preside the meetings
Meeting need arise, but not more
than once in a year
Provide strategic,
necessary guidelines,
evaluation, take other
relevant measure to fulfill
of Act
Lay down
policies,
guidelines,
coordinate and
approve the
national plan
Lay down policies,
guideline and approve
the National plan.
Provide guidance, advice and
approve all critical decision, plan

9. National Disaster Response Force
Bangladesh India Pakistan Maldives Recommendation
Implementation of
these policies and
Act requires
continuous effort
and coordination
from the
Government and
non government
stakeholder.
Implemented
several programs
and initiates for
enhancing disaster
preparedness and
response
The General
superintendence,
direction and
control of the force
shall be vested and
exercised by the
National Authority
and command and
supervision by
Director General of
the National
Disaster Response
force
The General
superintendence,
direction and
control of the
National Disaster
Response Force
shall vest in and
exercisable by
National Authority
National Disaster
Response Force
consists of military,
police, coast guard,
fire and emergency
medical service.
Commanded By
head of Authority
Response force
commanded by
National Authority
and Consists of
defence force like
Maldives

10. Disaster Management Fund, Relief and Audit
Bangladesh India Pakistan Maldives Recommendation
National Disaster
Management Fund,
District Disaster
Management Fund
would establish by
government grant,
foreign government
and organization.
The National
Response fund by
National Executive
Committee to be
applied towards
meeting emergency
response
The National Disaster
management Fund
shall be financed
from government
grant, loan, aid,
donation from
national and
international agencies
The National Disaster
Response Fund by
Parliamentary fund of
government and any
grants by personnel
purpose
The National Disaster
Management Fund
should be complied
by National Authority
and grants may
supposed under
government budget
and personnel
interest. Less foreign
interest like Maldives
Emergency purchase,
directives of media
and broadcast and
emergency
imperatives for
disaster management
Shall be applied by
National Authority ,
disaster response and
mitigation fund
Establishment and
allocation fund by
provincial
governments that
emergency
procurement and
accounting
Proper books of
accounts and audit

11. Offense, Punishment and Penalties
Bangladesh India Pakistan Maldives Recommendation
Punishment for effort to
impending duties,
disobey, presenting
false, misuse of
resource, increasing
value of essential items,
disobey emergency
order on disaster
management
Obstruct any officer or
employer of the Central
Government or the State
Government or a Person
authorised by the
National Authority or
State Authority or
District Authority in the
discharge of his
function under This Act
Refuse to comply with
any direction given by
or on behalf of the
Federal Government or
Provincial Government
under this Act
Any officer, on whom
any duty has been
imposed under this Act
and who refuse to
perform
The punishment for
everybody and perfectly
adopted who are
engaged with Act
Would be punished for
not more than one year
rigorous imprisonment
or not more than 1 (one)
lakh Taka fine or both
punishment
If anybody try would be
half of upper
punishment
Would be punishment
with imprisonment for
1(one0 year or with fine
or both. If losses of
lives than extend to two
years with fine
Would be punishment
with imprisonment for
1(one0 year or with fine
or both. If losses of
lives than extend to two
years with fine
On the Consideration

12. Legal Framework for Disaster Management
Bangladesh India Recommendation
Disaster Management Act
2012
Disaster Management Policy
Standing Order On Disaster
National Plan for Disaster
management
Earthquake Contingency
Plan
Indian Constitution and
national Disaster
The Environmental
Protection Act 1986
The Manufacture, Storage
and Impact of Hazardous
Chemical Rules 1989
The Coastal Regulation Zone
Notification 1991
The Natural Disaster
management act 2005
Public Liability Insurance
Act 1991
Like Indian legal frame work
Bangladesh needs The
manufacture, Storage and
Impact of Hazardous Chemical
Rules, Public Liability
Insurance Act

13. These Act are more feasible at hazard identification, monitoring and early
warning system
Relief based and financial audit is very much strong according to their economy
Result and Discussion
Strength
Weakness
Long term disaster management plan, technological reform and financial support
with recurrent devastating natural hazard due to long term effect of climate
change
Global Warming, cascading risk and environmental degradation can’t be cover by
this Act

14. Conclusion
 Along with these Act, Governments and Civil Society in South Asia
have pioneered Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) and Climate Change
Adaptation(CCA) approaches that have helped to define community
based DRR and CCA at the global level
 And National Disaster Management Authorities( NDMAs) in this
region are in the process of adopting preventing risk management
approaches in order to effectively reduce risk before they manifest as
emergencies

15. THANKS TO ALL
For your kind attention