Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Rajdhani Unnayn Kartipakkha (RAJUK) has assessed the earthquake resilience and risk of only 3,252 structures among 21 lakh buildings in Dhaka and Gazipur so far.

RAJUK Executive Engineer Khandaker Md Wahid Sadiq shared the information on Monday at a views-exchange meeting titled "Preparedness and Actions to Reduce Earthquake Risk" held at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in the capital, UNB reports.

He said RAJUK has conducted earthquake resilience and risk assessments of 3,252 buildings in Dhaka and Gazipur using the FEMA-310 guideline for seismic evaluation.

Among these, 2,705 educational institutions, 207 hospitals, 36 police stations, and 307 other buildings have undergone the Rapid Visual Assessment...