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Evacuation volunteers fan out in Bangladesh

DHAKA, 16 May 2013 (IRIN) - Some 50,000 volunteers in coastal communities across southern Bangladesh are out and about warning people to move to higher ground ahead of Cyclone Mahasen. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated so far. full report

Bangladesh, Myanmar brace for Cyclone Mahasen

 BANGKOK, 13 May 2013 (IRIN) - Bangladesh and Myanmar are bracing for Cyclone Mahasen, a storm which could affect millions in the region, the UN has warned. full report

Analysis: Getting governments to cough up for DRR

 AQABA, 9 May 2013 (IRIN) - Investing in preparation for potential disasters is a “no brainer”, Elizabeth Longworth, director of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), told a recent disaster risk reduction (DRR) conference in Aqaba, Jordan. full report

Calamity planning - Bangladesh role-plays quake response

 DHAKA, 7 May 2013 (IRIN) - As Bangladesh armed forces retrieve bodies from the country’s worst ever industrial disaster, a garment factory collapse killing over 700, contingency planning is taking place for something worse - a long-predicted earthquake striking the mega-capital of Dhaka. full report

Analysis: “Wake-up call” for Bangladesh’s building industry

 DHAKA, 6 May 2013 (IRIN) - Corpses are still being recovered from Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster ever - a factory building collapse on 24 April that killed at least 600 workers near the capital. Government experts are scrambling to prevent a repeat. full report

Lessons from Bangladesh garment factory collapse

 DHAKA, 30 April 2013 (IRIN) - Bangladesh must strengthen its urban search and rescue capacity, say experts, following the collapse of an eight-story factory building outside Dhaka which left nearly 400 dead. full report

Political instability undermines disaster preparedness in Bangladesh

 DHAKA, 22 April 2013 (IRIN) - Ongoing political instability in Bangladesh is undermining disaster preparedness efforts, experts warn. From January to April 2013, opposition parties have enforced 18 nationwide strikes throughout Bangladesh, with even more enforced at the regional and district level, according to security analysts. full report

Analysis: Why food can kill in Bangladesh

 DHAKA, 11 April 2013 (IRIN) - Food can just as easily kill as it keeps people alive, experts have learned in Bangladesh, where excessive use of pesticide, unregulated street food and lack of awareness about food safety sicken millions annually. full report

Analysis: Better urban planning needed to dodge disasters

 COLOMBO, 9 April 2013 (IRIN) - With the world’s mega-cities growing even larger, policymakers - especially those in developing countries - need urban planning that will help these areas withstand the impacts of natural disasters. full report

Time to reconcile in Bangladesh?

 DHAKA, 27 March 2013 (IRIN) - Recent civil unrest on the streets of Bangladesh has left experts questioning how to move past the country’s violent birth - without incurring more deaths. “This is unprecedented violence of a shocking nature. The nation never experienced such violence in post-independent Bangladesh,” said Sabir Mustafa, a London-based political specialist covering Bangladeshi politics. full report

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