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 ...

Workers said poor-quality materials were used during construction by a Chinese developer as it sought to cut costs.

The Japanese government has warned of catastrophic economic damage and nearly 300,000 deaths when the next "megaquake" hits the archipelagic nation, according to a new estimation released on Monday.

The recent 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand killed over 2,000 people and injured over 4,000. Such incidents ...

A research team in Japan has issued a warning of a potential megaquake that could occur off the country's northern coast. Trench off Hokkaido contains energy that could trigger a 9.0 earthquake ...

The governor of Bangkok says authorities are investigating why a high-rise building under construction collapsed during an ...

Executives from Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co recently reached a preliminary agreement to form a joint ...

The 7.7 Myanmar temblor raises questions about earthquake preparedness in Southeast Asia — and California. What can the rest ...

Experts warn that Bangladesh, situated at the junction of three tectonic plates – the Indian, Eurasian, and Burmese plates – is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world ...

A man recalled his ‘scary escape’ from the 40th floor of a high-rise building that he was in, during the time of the ...

The primary cause of death in an earthquake is not the shaking ground but crumbling roofs, crashing walls and collapsing buildings.   No deaths have been reported from the most recent 7.7 magnitude ...

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck central Myanmar, with an epicenter 15km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing. A 6.4 magnitude aftershock followed closely behind. Early reports ...