Panic over crack in tallest Dhaka tower

Bangladeshi police were yesterday evacuating one of the tallest buildings in the capital as residents, panicked by two accidents this week including a fire which claimed 117 lives, said the structure was unsafe.

Large cracks appeared in the 22-storey building in the centre of Dhaka, prompting some panic-stricken residents to leave, said local police chief Shahidul Haq.

"We called in building structure experts and they will examine the building, and then we will decide what to do," said the police chief.