B'desh At Risk Of Tectonic Activity After Myanmar Quake: Met

A day after Myanmar was hit with a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, the Director of Bangladesh Met Department, Momenul Islam, cautioned against the risk of tectonic activity due to being surrounded by three tectonic plates, and urged that Bangladeshi officials should start building earthquake awareness among the public and make sure that buildings are more resilient.

- Asian News Indian

DHAKA:

Bangladesh is surrounded by the Eurasian plate, the Indo-Australian plate and the Burma microplate. According to the Director of the Bangladesh Met Department, despite the intensity not being felt in their country, there is still a possibility of build-up of tectonic activity which could be released.