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Earthquake leaves dozen dead, scores injured

Buildings rocked massively and residents made panic exit in Dhaka and nearby as a major earthquake shook Bangladesh on Friday morning that left around a dozen people dead and scores injured. A large number of buildings in the crammed capital city, Dhaka, developed cracks or tilted, sending down debris on...

Immediate large-scale actions a must, stress experts

Experts on Friday warned that Dhaka remained at a high risk of a major earthquake, given the city's historical seismic records. They urged immediate large-scale actions and precautionary measures to minimise potential devastating losses.A 5.7-magnitude earthquake, with its epicentre only 13 kilometres from central Dhaka, jolted the city at 10:38am...

Most megaprojects, high-rises skip insurance

Bangladesh's major cities see rapid expansion of mega-infrastructures and high-rise developments but sans insurance coverage against earthquake damage, insurance executives say and experts make wake-up call over the latest tremor destruction.They point out that key public projects, including the MRT lines and elevated expressways in Dhaka, and flyovers and elevated...

CA for Armed Forces' role to ensure festive, smooth polls

Terming the upcoming national polls a crucial chapter in Bangladesh's democratic transition, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus expressed on Friday the hope that the members of the Armed Forces would perform their duties with utmost efficiency and professionalism to make the elections smooth and festive. "The upcoming election will be...

Armed Forces Day celebrated

The Armed Forces Day was celebrated through various programmes amid festivity and enthusiasm on Fridy, reports BSS.Marking the day, special prayers were offered at mosques of all cantonments, naval bases and establishments and air force bases after the Fajr prayers seeking welfare and prosperity of the country, continuous progress of...

Dhaka hospitals witness influx of patients

Dhaka's hospitals saw an influx of patients following the powerful earthquake that struck the capital and surrounding regions on Friday.Nearly 100 patients sought medical care at the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) after the earthquake and of them, 18 were admitted there for further treatment. A brick-built...