After the 47 years of Independence, a bill called Meteorological Act-2018 has been raised in Parliament in order to strengthen.
Modernize and fulfill the activities of first weather and climate related disaster.Speaker Presided over by Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury in the chair, lawmaker Anisul Haque, who was in charge of the defense ministry, raised the bill on Sunday. Later, the bill was sent to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Defense to submit a report to Parliament.It is said in the bill that weather needs related to weather and climate forecasts, timely confrontation and reduction of weather related disasters, protection of public life and property, and logistical support for climate exploitation. For this, the Meteorological Department will be able to collect, estimate, preserve and supervise the forecast of storms, equipment and monitoring of the forecast of flood tsunami.A statement containing the purpose and purpose of the bill is said, "Bangladesh Meteorological Department, under the control of the Ministry of Defense, is a special weather and climate research institute''.
