50pc structures in Dhaka to collapse in major quakes
ABOUT 50 per cent of the structures in the capital Dhaka will be damaged if an earthquake with an intensity of V and VI on the Mercalli scale hits the densely-populated city, warns noted green activist Iqbal Habib.
Buildings constructed in non-engineered manner constitute more than 60 per cent of the total structures in the capital, said Habib, an architect by training who is currently the gen
Publication Date:
23/09/2010