The energy stored beneath Bangladesh will be released eventually; we cannot prevent earthquakes, but we can minimise ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday directed the authorities concerned to form a task force comprising government and private officials as well as experts to undertake urgent measures for ...

Dhaka and Bangladesh's other densely populated cities stand exposed to alarming seismic hazards—an uncomfortable truth underscored by the magnitude 5.7 earthquake that rattled the nation on November ...

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has convened an emergency meeting with experts and senior officials on earthquake preparedness ...

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

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 ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday held an emergency meeting on earthquake preparedness, where the country's leading experts, researchers and university professors recommended measures for ...

Cracks have appeared in several places in Building No. 1 of the Secretariat following Friday's earthquake, officials said.

DHAKA, Nov 24, 2025 (BSS) - France today signaled its willingness to work with Bangladesh on civil defence preparedness in ...

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 ...