Sylhet Nursing College hostel being evacuated

SYLHET: Female students of Sylhet Nursing College started leaving their college hostel yesterday as cracks have developed in the building following the earthquake that jolted the country on Wednesday, reports UNB.
As panic gripped residents of the hostel as the building was shaken again during a storm on Saturday morning, college principal Shilpy Chakrawarty asked the students around 11am to vacate the hostel.
Around 374 inmates were shifted to the classrooms of the college following the order.
President of Students Welfare Association Hasna Alam Omi said a team from Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital visited the building earlier on Wednesday night to inspect the cracks, but they suggested the students not to leave it mentioning that there is no risk.
Earlier, on April 13, over 120 people were injured while scurrying for safety in various parts of Bangladesh, while a number of buildings were reported to have tilted in Chittagong, Feni and Sylhet after a powerful earthquake jolted the country.

Sylhet Nursing College hostel being evacuated

SYLHET: Female students of Sylhet Nursing College started leaving their college hostel yesterday as cracks have developed in the building following the earthquake that jolted the country on Wednesday, reports UNB. As panic gripped residents of the hostel as the building was shaken again during a storm on Saturday morning, college principal Shilpy Chakrawarty asked the students around 11am to vacate the hostel. Around 374 inmates were shifted to the classrooms of the college following the order. President of Students Welfare Association Hasna Alam Omi said a team from Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital visited the building earlier on Wednesday night to inspect the cracks, but they suggested the students not to leave it mentioning that there is no risk. Earlier, on April 13, over 120 people were injured while scurrying for safety in various parts of Bangladesh, while a number of buildings were reported to have tilted in Chittagong, Feni and Sylhet after a powerful earthquake jolted the country.