Earthquake Disaster Risk Index of Stanford University ranks Bangladesh (Dhaka) among the 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquake in the world.

Although Dhaka city has not experienced a major earthquake yet, it is one of the world’s 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquakes, says an Earthquake Disaster Risk Index of Stanford University, USA

The government is thinking of constituting trained and equipped search and rescue (SAR) teams of security personnel to deal with natural disasters in the country.

Should that work, it will bring in an additional USD 250,000 for other landslide-prone areas across the country

China is planning to build a national earthquake monitoring and warning system in five years.

A German non-governmental organisation formally handed over the control of six earthquake early warning systems to Azad Kashmir’s State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).