Nation on edge: Major quake looms on Dawki-Madhupur fault
Pressure has been building for about 400 years on the tectonic plates beneath Bangladesh, specifically on the Dawki and Madhupur faults. When this strong pressure is released, the resulting earthquake could reach a magnitude of 8 on the Richter scale. This would cause extensive damage to central, northern, and north-eastern regions of Bangladesh, including Dhaka. The number of casualties would surpass all previous records. This information was revealed in a research paper published in June of this year by the geology department of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, USA.