In the Savar Police Station area, the storm lasted for 20 minutes -- from 6:30pm to 6:50pm -- but in Ashulia, gusty winds, hail, and thunder persisted intermittently for nearly two hours, from 6:30pm to 8:15pm
Bangladesh has sent the second package of emergency medicines and relief supplies to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar
"We tried everything to save her," said one of the medical team, but she had lost too much blood from having a leg amputated to free her.
Ravaged by four years of civil war, Myanmar is ill-prepared to cope with the destruction brought by Friday's massive earthquake
The isolated country's ruling junta made a rare plea for international aid after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck central Myanmar
The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 1,600 yesterday as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors.
The 7.7-magnitude quake hit northwest of Myanmar's Sagaing at 12:50 pm (0620 GMT) on Friday at a shallow depth.
“It all happened in about one and a half minutes. It was just like a movie... how earthquakes are portrayed. Rupkotha and I experienced it live!”
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive damage in that country and also shook neighbouring Thailand on Friday
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake has affected tremendous destruction across the country
Damage was reported to buildings across Bangkok after the 7.7-magnitude quake.
7.3-magnitude tremor originated in Myanmar; creates panic in Bangkok
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Rangpur and its surrounding areas experienced another earthquake late at night. This marks the third significant tremor since November last year
The quake was felt at different parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka, meteorological department sources confirmed this information
Around 1,200 bighas of Boro paddy fields have been submerged after the Harina canal embankment collapsed in Monirampur upazila of Jashore on Saturday.
