France on Monday signaled its willingness to work with Bangladesh on civil defence preparedness in the wake of the recent Dhaka earthquake.

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday stressed the urgent need for a coordinated ...

RAJUK’S chief town planner M Ashraful Islam told BSS over the phone a primary survey of theirs across the capital found the ...

Rajuk Chairman Riazul Islam today announced that approximately 300 small and large buildings in Dhaka have been identified as vulnerable following the recent earthquakes.

Among these, 2,705 educational institutions, 207 hospitals, 36 police stations, and 307 other buildings have undergone the Rapid Visual Assessment (RVA), says Rajuk Executive Engineer Sadiq ...

The fate of a megacity like Dhaka facing a potential major earthquake depends on its level of preparation, scientific insight, and coordinated action, says the writer. Without these, she adds, an ...

Friday's severe earthquakes damaged at least 300 buildings in Dhaka, with 25 partially collapsed. Among them, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has identified five as extremely dangerous and ...

Central Bangladesh, including capital Dhaka, the most densely populated megacity (population above 10 million) in the world has been shaken by a series of earthquakes over just two days, raising ...

Bangladesh wicket-keeper batter Mushfiqur Rahim has reacted after winning the Player of the Match award when his side won the ...

An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 struck Bhutan on Sunday afternoon, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS). In ...

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake in Bangladesh has caused at least 10 deaths and significant damage. Occurring over 32 hours, the ...

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck Ashulia, Savar near Dhaka, an aftershock of Friday's 5.7 magnitude tremor. The epicentre ...