Five years after the revised Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) was gazetted, the government has yet to establish the dedicated national authority meant to enforce it, leaving much of the ...

Unless Dhaka’s uncontrolled and unplanned urbanisation is stopped, there will be no effective way to protect the city from earthquakes, fires, and other disasters, speakers said at a virtual programme ...

Experts said the city’s rapid, unplanned expansion has increased the risks posed by earthquakes, fires and other disasters ...

Under Operation Sagar Bandhu, the teams—comprising 80 rescuers and four canine units—took off from Hindon Air Base at 4.06am aboard an Indian Air Force IL-76 aircraft ...