Four successive mild earthquakes have shaken Sylhet, leaving people panicking and running out into the streets to avoid any casualties. Experts say it could be a warning sign of a major earthquake.
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Dr Zaheer bin Alam said the four consecutive earthquakes in Sylhet on Saturday might be a warning signal.
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Picture: An active fault map of Bangladesh. The Dauki fault passes along the southern margin of the Shillong Plateau. The plate boundary mega-thrust between the Indian and the Burman plate around Bangladesh is divided into the Tripura and the Arakan segments. The broken line represents its deformation front.
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Advice: Please design your buildings from a structural/Civil Engineer, Bangladesh is an Earthquake prone country and it has several active fault lines.