Quake's epicentre was Narsingdi, say Met office, USGS

A tremor five years ago caused the same building to lean slightly

The mistake occurred due to an analysis error, met office says

Here are some photos of Dhaka and Narsingdi, the epicentre of the quake

New buildings follow building code, but many older structures built without adhering to it, she says

BMD reports epicentre in Narsingdi's Madhabdi

The twister on Friday evening flipped cars like toys and wrecked buildings in Rio Bonito do Iguacu, a town of 14,000 people in Parana state

More than 300 domestic and international flights have been cancelled

The coastal district of Bagerhat has undergone a sweeping transformation over the past decade. The glistening wetlands that once stretched as golden paddy fields are now widely used for shrimp farming due to a sharp rise in water salinity.

The announcement comes as world leaders prepare to meet in the Brazilian Amazon for a summit ahead of annual UN climate negotiations.

Melissa has already been blamed for at least four deaths in Haiti and the Dominican Republic this week

Bangladesh’s hard-won economic resilience is being tested as the twin pressures of climate change and mounting external debt converge to threaten its financial stability.

Torrential rains battered several Mexican states over several days last week

Causes traffic jams

Locals panic as Jamuna river erosion ravages Soharabari in Bogura

Due to strong current, repair work cannot be started immediately, officials say

Hundreds of people die every year in landslides and flash floods that are common in Nepal

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur across the country for 72 hours starting from 9:00am yesterday, warned the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

Vietnam said it evacuated almost 30,000 residents from coastal areas on Sunday as Typhoon Bualoi hit the country's steel-producing central belt

The epicentre was in Monirampur upazila