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EARTHQUAKEEARTHQUAKE
Its probable effects on Dhaka City
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What is earthquake?What is earthquake?
Earthquake is a phenomenon when different plates in earth’s layers collide with each other and create a wave around it on the surface.
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There are generally 3 types There are generally 3 types of collisionof collision
Strike-slip
Normal
Thrust
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Some great earthquakes in Some great earthquakes in historyhistory
Smoldering after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
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Damage in Mexico City in 1985 earthquake
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A section of the Cypress viaduct collapsed during the 1989 earthquake in North California, USA
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Damage in the 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan
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A bank building in Beichuan, Chain after the 2008 quake.
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The most recent earthquake in The most recent earthquake in BangladeshBangladesh
At 12:52am on July 26, a moderate tremor shook the capital as well as other parts of the country.
The earthquake was measured 5.6 on the Richter scale.
Although there was no incident of building collapse, about 40 students of Dhaka University halls were injured as they got panicked and jumped off balconies for safety.
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The risk of earthquake in The risk of earthquake in BangladeshBangladesh
The last great earthquake in Bangladesh occurred in 1887
About 1,500 people died in that earthquake Experts say great earthquakes generally
occur every 100 years or so
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Where are we?Where are we?
One hundred years have already passed after 1887.
So, a massive scale earthquake may occur in our country anytime.
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Specially, Dhaka City is at bigger risk because of the unplanned construction of high-rise buildings.
Any big earthquake will cause a great disaster in the city. High-rise buildings will collapse and hundreds of thousands of people may die.
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Buildings have been built in an unplanned manner in both Old, right, and New Dhaka
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What should we do?What should we do?
Firstly, there should be a lot of research work on the possibility and effect of big earthquakes in Bangladesh
The government should strictly monitor construction of buildings
Awareness programs should be conducted among general people
We, students, can play effective role in this regard
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My sourcesMy sources
The Wikipedia The Daily Star The Prothom Alo Flickr.com