Realizing the necessity for a paradigm shift in disaster management from its conventional response and relief management approach to a more comprehensive risk reduction culture, the Government of Bangladesh along with its development partners designed and implemented the Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP). The approach of CDMP-II was to channel support through government and development partners, civil society and NGOs into a people-oriented disaster management and risk reduction partnership. The area of collaboration between UDD and CDMP-II was to prepare an integrated development plan covering Structure Plan, Urban/Rural Area Plan and Action Area Plans, and subsequent training module for Mymensingh (Municipality) Strategic Development Planning (MSDP) Area by including disaster (both natural and man-made) risk reduction measures into comprehensive land use planning and management. Planning for harmonious urban development, whether traffic and transportation, housing, roads, drains, market, open space/parks, health & education etc., a basic assessment of existing socio-economic situation is pre-requisite. The socio-economic component intends to portray the social and economic structures and incorporate information on basic services, growth and socio-economic environments of the population that exists in locality. As planned development of Mymensingh Town was very much desirable under MSDP area, therefore socio-economic and other related study was needed to identify policies for possible interventions.