Earthquake again

An earthquake jolted many parts of Bangladesh including the capital Dhaka yesterday. It was 6:40 in the evening and the magnitude of the earthquake was 5.3. According to the US geological survey the epicenter of the quake was Assam of India, it originated at the depth of 11.5 km below earth. There is no report […]

2,500 live in high risk DU buildings

Around 2,500 people including students and staff are staying in Dhaka University’s five risky buildings, which may collapse during earthquake, said sources concerned. Several structures at the halls have been found high risky of earthquake, observes DU Chief Engineer Muhammad Mufizul Islam. “Around five buildings of Dhaka University have been declared high risky but the […]

Tremor again!

Bangladesh has been experiencing tremors more frequently than before. Yesterday the capital Dhaka and its adjoining areas were jolted again. Meteorological Department says, it was 4.1 on Richter scale and felt around 6:58. Its epicenter was 183 kilometers off Bangladesh India border region. There was no report of casualties. Seismologists are divided on the tremor […]

Seminar on earthquake phobia

Within very short time, a roundtable seminar on mitigating the earthquake phobia will be organized. Intermittent of earthquakes that occurred a few days ago in the capital city and around the country made a kind of panic among the inhabitants of the country. This initiative is taken by the Organization of civil engineers, forum for […]