If the earthquake had lasted just 5-7 seconds longer, the number of casualties and building collapses could have increased manifold, experts say ...

Three earthquakes struck with epicentres near Dhaka in just 32 hours, stirring alarm across the city as seismologists warned these tremors could be foreshocks preceding a much stronger quake.

Yesterday's earthquake sent residents rushing out of their homes across Old Dhaka, Badda, Khilgaon, Moghbazar, Mohammadpur, Mirpur and other neighbourhoods, but many found themselves with nowhere safe ...