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Bangladesh Meteorological Department
বাংলাদেশ আবহাওয়া অধিদপ্তর
Agency overview
Type Ministry
Jurisdiction Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Minister responsible
  • Prime Minister
Agency executives
  • Director
  • Mohammad Azizur Rahman
Parent department Ministry of Defense
Website www.bmd.gov.bd

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ আবহাওয়া অধিদপ্তর) also known as Abohawa Office (Weather Office) is the national meteorological organization of Bangladesh, working under Ministry of Defense of the Government of Bangladesh. [1] [2] It is responsible for maintaining the network of surface and upper air observatories, radar and satellite stations, agrometeorological observatories, geomagnetic and seismological observatories and meteorological telecommunication system of Bangladesh. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Climate". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  2. ^ "Agrometeorology". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh improves disaster early warning system with ESCAP support". UN ESCAP. Archived from the original on 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2013-05-14.