'An earthquake is imminent, today, tomorrow or 50 years later': how will Dhaka fare when a major earthquake hits Bangladesh?
A joint survey conducted by Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme or CDMP and Japan International Cooperation Agency or JICA back in 2009 revealed that at least 72000 buildings in Dhaka city would completely collapse and more than 135,000 buildings would be damaged if an earthquake of magnitude seven or more hit Dhaka.