Earthquake

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

The DG said the newly formed special force comprising selected firefighters from across the country will be provided with necessary training and equipment at Purbachal in the capital

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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

Eight tonnes of dry food, 2.5 tonnes of water, four tonnes of medicine, one tonne of hygiene products, and 1.5 tonnes of relief tents have been sent to the earthquake-stricken people. Photo: ISPR
Bangladesh

Bangladesh sends 2nd mission of emergency aid to Myanmar

Over the past 1,400 years, megaquakes in the Nankai Trough have occurred every 100 to 200 years. Photo: BSS/AFP
World+Biz

Japan 'megaquake' could kill 298,000 people: govt