Earthquake

A sales banner written by the store reading 'Whether you believe it or not is up to you' is displayed next to the comic book titled 'The Future I saw', authored by manga artist Ryo Tatsuki, on the shelf at the book store Village Vanguard in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato
Asia

Japan braces for more quakes, authorities dismiss doomsday hype

Authorities on Friday evacuated some residents from remote islands close to the epicentre of a 5.5-magnitude quake off the tip of the southernmost main island of Kyushu

A resident checks a damaged wall of his house following an earthquake in the remote mountainous district of Harnai on October 7, 2021. Photo: AFP/File via BSS
South Asia

5.3-magnitude quake hits central Pakistan

Director General of Fire Service and Civil Defence Brigadier General Md Zahid Kamal speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural session of a two-day training workshop organised for the members of the Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) on 14 May 2025. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Fire Service forms special force for earthquake response

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World+Biz

Tsunami warning for far-south Chile after 7.5-magnitude quake

A woman stands in the door of her damaged home after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the coast, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, April 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Naila Ibarra
World+Biz

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Ecuador, 20 injured

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World+Biz

6.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Turkey's Istanbul

The Bangladeshi team, comprising of Army rescue personnel, doctors, nurses and fire-service personnel, leaves left Myanmar by Bangladesh Navy Ship BNS Somudra Avijan. Photo: BSS
Foreign Policy

Bangladesh completes rescue mission in Myanmar

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Bangladesh

4.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, other parts of Bangladesh

The capital city, Naypyidaw, approximately 250 km south of Mandalay, was severely damaged due to the recent earthquake. Photo: Reuters.
Thoughts

The fault lines beneath us: Lessons from Myanmar's earthquake for Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Prime Minister of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing. Photo: CA Press Wing
Foreign Policy

CA Yunus pledges further humanitarian aid to Myanmar during meeting with Aung Hlaing

Located at the south-western end of Old Dhaka, Shahidnagar sits along the shores of the Buriganga River. The neighbourhood is congested with buildings and narrow alleys, like the rest of the Old Dhaka area. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Thoughts

Beyond the fault lines: A roadmap to earthquake resilience for Bangladesh

Rescuers search for survivors trapped in the collapsed Sky Villa Condominium building in Mandalay on March 29, 2025, a day after an earthquake struck central Myanmar. Rescuers pulled a woman alive from the wreckage of a collapsed apartment building in Mandalay on March 29, AFP journalists saw, 30 hours after a devastating quake hit Myanmar. File Photo: AFP/Sai Aung Main via BSS
Bangladesh

Bangladesh rescue team continues operations in earthquake-hit Myanmar

Myanmar junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing arrives in Bangkok for a meeting with BIMSTEC leaders on 4 April 2025. Photo: BSS/AFP
World+Biz

Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok regional summit as earthquake toll tops 3,100