In order to facilitate students’ exposure to various poverty alleviation programs and activities, an interactive classroom seminar will be held on 20^th October as a part of the course BDS: 3627 “Poverty Alleviation: Programs and Strategies” for the students of DS-2017. In this lecture, Japan’s experiences on disaster risk management system and JICA’s comprehensive approach for Bangladesh towards becoming a resilient nation will be shared. Mr. Naoki Matsumura, Country Programme Coordinator (Disaster Risk Reduction), JICA, Bangladesh (also working as an advisor to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief) will be present as the guest speaker.