earthquake

1m children may not return to school in Nepal: Unicef

At least 950,000 children in Nepal will not be able to return to school, unless urgent action is taken to repair damaged school buildings following the April 25 earthquake, Unicef says.
9 May 2015, 07:38 AM

Ronaldo donates €7m to help Nepal quake victims

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo donates 7 million euros to help the aid effort in Nepal, according to reports in France.
9 May 2015, 05:15 AM

Prepare and survive

It is impossible to remain unmoved by the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Nepal after last week's earthquake of magnitude 7.9. The death-toll has already crossed 5,000 as rescue operations are being wound down.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Let's be prepared rather than wait for the doomsday

Slowly but surely, Dhaka city is becoming a death-trap in the case of a seismic disaster. Is it ignorance or greed in terms of promoting individual interest?
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM

The great Himalayan earthquake and its aftermath

We are aware that the road to recovery will be long. It would take many years but we are resolute that we will rebuild those priceless monuments, and the cities and villages that have turned to rubble.
5 May 2015, 18:00 PM

105-year-old man rescued alive from debris in earthquake-hit Nepal

A 105-year-old man has been pulled out alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Central Nepal eight days after the devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck the country.
3 May 2015, 13:50 PM

‘No more’ Nepal quake survivors

Nepal's authorities rules out the possibility of finding more survivors of last Saturday's earthquake, as the death toll has risen to 6,621.
2 May 2015, 05:15 AM

Fear is not the key

THE Nepal earthquake of April 25, its worst in four decades, has again given free fodder to even freer speculations from the layman to the experts...
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Plane glitch stops Fire Service rescuers from flying for Nepal

A search and rescue team of Fire Service and Civil Defence could not leave Dhaka for earthquake-hit Nepal due to a technical glitch of an aircraft which was supposed to carry them.
30 April 2015, 14:19 PM

Traffic camera films collapsing Kathmandu structure

Dramatic footage recorded by traffic camera has emerged of the moment a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the Nepalese capital.
30 April 2015, 09:29 AM

Traffic camera films collapsing Kathmandu structure (video)

Dramatic footage recorded by traffic camera has emerged of the moment a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the Nepalese capital.
30 April 2015, 09:29 AM

Drone films bird-eye view of Nepal quake (video)

The video, photos and map show devastation caused by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal's capital Kathmandu and its surrounding areas on Saturday, killing and injuring thousands of people and damaging their houses. Mount Everest was also struck by deadly avalanches after the quake.
29 April 2015, 12:47 PM

Nepal earthquake: Relief starts reaching remote villages

Aid begins to reach remote regions near the epicentre of Saturday's devastating earthquake in Nepal.
29 April 2015, 11:34 AM

Facebook rolls out 'donation button' for Nepal quake victims

Facebook rolls out a donation button for contributions to victims of the massive earthquake in Nepal, and offers to match up to $2 million.
29 April 2015, 05:55 AM

'Dhaka is one of the riskiest cities for earthquakes in the world'

Dr Syed Humayun Akhter, Professor and Chairman of Department of Geology at Dhaka University, speaks to Nahela Nowshin of The Daily Star about earthquake risk assessment and management in Bangladesh.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM

BAF plane takes relief material, medical team to Nepal

An aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) reaches Kathmandu with emergency medical team and relief materials to help victims of Nepal earthquake.
26 April 2015, 09:43 AM

Nepal quake may trigger major tremors in Bangladesh

Nepal earthquake may trigger major tremors in Bangladesh as the earth plates are interconnected, experts warn.
26 April 2015, 09:03 AM

Tremor jolts Bangladesh again

Mild tremors jolt Dhaka and many other parts of Bangladesh shortly after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal.
26 April 2015, 07:22 AM

Nepal earthquake: Rescue effort intensifies as death toll crosses 1,800

Rescue efforts in Nepal are intensifying after more than 1,800 people were killed in the country's worst earthquake in more than 80 years.
25 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Quake rattles live TV show

Two live TV shows – one in Bangladesh and the other in India – caught the moment of panic as participants rushed out of the set when a strong earthquake jolted Nepal, Bangladesh and India early afternoon yesterday.
25 April 2015, 18:00 PM