Dhaka, June 22 -- Despite its location in a seismically active region, Bangladesh remains woefully unprepared for a major earthquake, experts warned at a seminar held in Dhaka on Saturday.

Titled "Recent Earthquakes in Myanmar and Nepal: Earthquake Concerns for Bangladesh and Way Forward", the seminar was organised by the Bangladesh Earthquakes Society with support from the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB).

It was held at IEB headquarters in Ramna.

Addressing the seminar as chief guest, Mohammad Riazul Islam, president of IEB and chairman of the capital's urban development authority Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), said unregulated construction practices continue to place Dhaka at risk.

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