Dhaka, July 8 -- The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has signed a strategic partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief and the Prime Minister's Office, establishing a three-year framework to strengthen disaster preparedness.

The partnership will support Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMNs) and Bangladeshi communities vulnerable to natural disasters and humanitarian emergencies.

The agreement was signed on Tuesday at the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief by the ministry's Secretary, Md. Saidur Rahman Khan, and IRC Vice President Julio E. Rank Wright, the IRC said on Wednesday.

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu, MP, Prime Minister's Advis...