We are concerned about the lack of preparedness by relevant government agencies to face a major earthquake in Dhaka, despite warnings that it is one of the riskiest cities in the world.

The year 1964 brought the most powerful earthquake to ever strike North ... management response and merged the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, Federal Preparedness Agency, Federal Disaster ...

Two years later, in 2011, an earthquake and tsunami in Japan killed nearly 20,000 people and led to a nuclear meltdown, despite a robust warning system and preparedness measures. In 2018 ...

These components work together to detect earthquakes, monitor tsunamis ... capacity-building initiatives to enhance regional preparedness. INCOIS conducts training programs and workshops to ...