Disaster Management in Bangladesh had gone through a process of significant reforms.  Previously the focus was limited in relief and rehabilitation activities. Following the devastating floods of 1988 and the cyclone of 1991, which has created a massive destruction in the economy, the focus has been shifted towards adaptation of a holistic approach that embraces processes of hazard identification and mitigation, community preparedness and integrated response efforts. As a result, a short-term project titled Assistance to Ministry of Relief in Coordination of Cyclone Rehabilitation: BGD/91/021 was taken up after the killer cyclone of 29 April, 1991. While implementing the project, the Project Steering Committee (PSC) chaired by the Member ( Programming and SEI), Planning Commission at one of its meetings on 28 January, 1993 endorsed the concept of the specialist disaster management unit as one of the outcomes of the project. In conformity with this endorsement, the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) established the Disaster Management Bureau (DMB) in April, 1993 as the successor of the Disaster Coordination and Monitoring Unit.