Over the past two decades, Bangladesh has significantly advanced disaster risk reduction (DRR), underpinned by comprehensive policies and legislative frameworks. Initiated by the Disaster Management Act of 2012, the country has established a robust institutional framework, including the Disaster Management Bureau (DMB), to coordinate DRR efforts at national and local levels. Strategic initiatives like the Standing Orders on Disaster (SOD) of 1999 revised in 2010 and 2019, respectively, the National Plan for Disaster Management (NPDM) 2021–2025, and the updated Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) of 2022 have guided initiative-taking measures throughout the emergency management cycle’s mitigation and adaptation including total eleven thematic areas. Leveraging innovative technologies, projects like the Mobile Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping (mVAM) of the World Food Programme (WFP) have identified high-risk areas for targeted interventions. Community-based and managed programs, notably the Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) since 1972, have empowered local populations, focusing on women's involvement, resulting in noteworthy progress on DRR over the past 20 years. Investments in infrastructure, shelters, and early warning systems, implementing Bangladesh Delta Plan (BDP) 2100 have notably reduced disaster fatalities, positioning Bangladesh as a global role model for comprehensive DRR approaches through appropriate science and technology-based disaster science and emergency management (DSEM) education for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs).