Background
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to earthquake and other natural disasters because of her proximity to one of the tectonic plates, high population density, illiteracy, lack of resources etc. The country has also started to suffer as one of worst victims of the growing impacts of the global climate change. Natural disasters like earthquake, cyclone, storm surge, floods etc. frequently occur in this region. Against these backdrops, it is important to aggregate and foster the research activities in Bangladesh Details
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The Institute of Earthquake Engineering Research (IEER) was established in 1999 as a research center named Earthquake Engineering Research Center (EERC).
About IEER -
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET) is one of the prominent and prestigious degree awarding institutes in the engineering education of BD.
Organization -
The Department of Disaster and Environmental Engineering (DEE) aims at continuing education and research for sustainable development of Bangladesh.
About DEE
