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 (November 24) at a views-exchange meeting titled "Preparedness and Actions to Reduce Earthquake Risk" held at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in the capital.

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.

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