A dialogue between two friends on earthquake.
Milon : Hello, Monir! How’re you?
Monir : I’m fine and you?
Milon : Fine too. How did you feel when the earthquake (f‚wgK¤ú) shook the whole city last night?
Monir : Oh, yes! I just can’t forget the shaking (K¤úb) of the earth.
Milon : I can understand what happened to you.
Monir : Oh, my God! That might have been a disastrous (wech©qKvix) moment of my life.
Milon : What were you doing at that time?
Monir : I was in my reading room when the tremors (f‚K¤úb) started. I took shelter under my table in fear.
Milon : You did the right thing. Some of my neighbors were so scared (fq †c‡qwQj) that one of them fell down on the stair.
Monir : Oh, it’s terrible! Was he badly hurt?
Milon : No, but that got me thinking how we’ll remain safe!
Monir : Oh, yes! Think about the buildings of this city. The builders hardly follow any code of construction.
Milon : You are right. Most of the buildings of this city may collapse (†f‡½ co‡Z cv‡i) during an earthquake of a magnitude of 7 to 8 on the Richter Scale (wiL&Uvi †¯‹‡j 7 †_‡K 8 gvÎvi f‚wgK¤ú).
Monir : Oh, my God! I can’t even think what will happen!
Milon : It’ll cause heavy loss of lives and properties. The authority should strictly develop a code for construction of buildings to minimize (Kgv‡Z) the losses.
Monir : Yes, and all buildings should follow the code for construction as mandatory (eva¨Zvg~jKfv‡e).
Milon : Thank you.
Monir : You’re most welcome.
