Dhaka, April 4 -- The Bangladesh Armed Forces have rescued people pinned inside buildings reduced to ruins by a powerful earthquake in Myanmar days after the devastation took place.

With assistance from the local administration and fire service, the Bangladeshi team carried out rescue operations in different parts of the Burmese capital of Naypyitaw, an Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) media statement said on Friday.

The team also pulled a body from the rubble during the operation.

"They took part in the rescue of people trapped in several destroyed buildings and recovered a body."

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake caused devastation in Myanmar on Mar 28, levelling buildings, bridges and infrastructure in the country. The e...