Bangladesh is a country with so many possibilities, even after being one small south East Asian country located just before the Bay of Bengal. Besides of so many economical and other types of problems, natural disaster of several types and forms are one great threat which comes as one great barrier for continuous development of the country. Earthquakes are been occurred due to several reasons, and movement of the plates beneath the land is one great cause of this natural disaster. By its geographical position, Bangladesh is being treated as one very vulnerable country with its high risk of earthquake attack. This small country has one very large number of populations, and the density of population in Bangladesh is higher than many other countries.

The decreasing tendency of the water under the land is also being counted as another main reason for earthquake. This level of water goes down continuously, here in Bangladesh, which causes this threat more vulnerable. There is no proper mechanism has invented yet, through which people can predict any upcoming earthquakes. But, there are some factors, by observing which scientists, and weather forecasting experts can predict the possibilities of any upcoming earthquakes.

A number of earthquakes with different intensity had attacked, and shaken the land, which is now being known as Bangladesh. According to the recorded statistical data and information, scientist, and weather experts has got the details about so many different earthquake attacks on this particular area of land. There are more than 100 earthquake vibrated Bangladesh only after the year 1900.

Among these more than 65 earthquakes attacked after the year 1960. Some of them came as moderate in intensity, while some remained as lighter earthquakes. The frequency of the occurring such earthquake on Bangladesh has a proven increasing tendency, which is really alarming. This indicates one major devastating earthquake attack, which may scramble up the soil of Bangladesh upside down, and cause severe historical damage at any time.

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After disaster preparation is more important than precaution, for such earthquake type natural disaster. Bangladesh already has its proven track of dealing one natural disaster, which is flood. But there is a significant difference between the disaster due to flood, and the disaster due to earthquake. GOB (Government of Bangladesh) has already taken many different awareness program in hand and implemented those through several government, semi -government, and private authoritative bodies, which comes with its focus about how to deal any after earthquake situation.

There is no doubt that the whole country is at one great threat under a big and devastating earthquakes. But among the other places, the capital Dhaka is at the highest level of such risk, as this capital city has grown upwards with a more rapid rate without any proper planning. Hundreds and thousands of multistoried buildings are now one very regular scenario here. Bricks and buildings are grabbing the Dhaka city without any proper planning, and such trend ensure more devastating after effect of any moderate earthquake here.

Tsunami is another deadliest natural disaster, which is also triggered by such earthquake. By being just beside the Bay of Bengal, the coastal area of Bangladesh is at great risk of Tsunami, which may triggered up through any earthquake anywhere in the Bay of Bengal near the range to do so.