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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]

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

[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.

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