Standing Orders on Disasters

The army personnel are seen patrolling in different streets of Dhaka today as government deployed armed forces to ensure social distancing and coronavirus suspects remain in quarantine to prevent spread of the deadly virus. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Thoughts

Time to revise the Standing Orders on Disaster to face COVID-19

The Standing Orders on Disaster (SOD) basically outlines the role and responsibilities of the ministries, divisions, agencies, organisations, committees, public representatives and citizens to cope...