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UNB, Sylhet

A seminar on earthquake was held at Shahjalal Science and Technology University here Thursday.

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department (CEE) of the varsity and Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) jointly organized the seminar.

Varsity vice chancellor Dr M Aminul Islam was present as chief guest. Proctor Dr Golam Ali Haider and ADPC engineer Khaled Mashfiq, among others, attended the seminar.

Speakers at the seminar laid stress on making people aware about the earthquake risk as Sylhet region falls within the most earthquake prone zone of the country.

ADPC provided CEE department two computers, one digital camera and a modem for conducting research on earthquake.