Earthquake

People camped out in the streets across Mandalay overnight, either unable to return to ruined homes or nervous about the repeated aftershocks that rattled the city over the weekend. Photo: BSS/AFP
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as hopes fade for quake survivors

National flags will fly at half-mast until 6 April 'in sympathy for the loss of life and damages' from Friday's massive 7.7-magnitude quake

Rescue personnel work at the site of a building that collapsed, following a strong earthquake, in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 29, 2025. Photo: Purchase Licensing Rights/Reuters
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Myanmar quake death toll hits 1,700 as aid scramble intensifies

Bangladesh Ambassador to Myanmar Monwar Hossain handed over the relief materials to the Chief Minister of Yangon Soe Thein at a simple ceremony at the airport today (30 March). Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Bangladesh hands over first consignment of humanitarian relief to quake-hit Myanmar

A view shows debris after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, in Mandalay, Myanmar, 29 March 2025. Photo: Reuters
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Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,600 as junta lets in foreign rescuers

A view of Dhaka city. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Bangladesh

Ignoring building codes will expose cities to earthquake catastrophe: IPD

People stand near a commercial facility which collapsed due to an earthquake, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar March 29, 2025. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Myanmar quake struck mosques as minority Muslims gathered for Ramadan prayers

A collapsed building in Mandalay, Myanmar. Photo: AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg
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In disaster-stricken Myanmar, a desperate bid to rescue survivors with bare hands

Representational image of earthquake in Bangladesh.
Environment

What to do if you're indoors during an earthquake?

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Bangladesh

Major quake risk looms over Bangladesh, four regions at high risk, warns Fire Service

Rescue teams operate at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on 28 March 2025. Photo: AFP
World+Biz

Bangkok skyscraper collapsed in the blink of an eye: Survivor

BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman. File Photo: UNB
Politics

Tarique expresses deep sorrow over loss of lives in Myanmar, Thailand earthquake

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Bangladesh

Is Dhaka ready for an earthquake of over 7 magnitude?

A collapsed building in Mandalay, Myanmar. Photo: AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg
World+Biz

What caused Myanmar, Thailand earthquake? Science of damage explained