The Department of Architecture, BU with sponsorship form OxfamGB and DipECHO organized a daylong workshop on Building Code with special emphasis on Earthquake Disaster-pre & post disaster management. The workshop was held on May 05, 2005 at BRAC Centre. The workshop attracted 50 participants from various agencies in Bangladesh. A total of 12 key presentations were made by selected speakers from NGO's, Government Organizations and Academics. The Minister for Food and Disaster Management Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf MP was the chief guest of the inaugural session chaired by Professor Jamilur Reza Chowdhury VC, BU and also addressed by Anil P Tambay, Country Representative OxfamGB. The workshop was coordinated by Professor Fuad H Mallick and rapporteured by Dr. Q M Zaman of the Department of Architecture, BU.