Dhaka, March 17 -- Panic has spread in Chandpur's Faridganj after a four-storey building tilted towards a neighbouring structure, prompting authorities to order residents of both buildings to evacuate immediately.

The incident occurred on Monday afternoon on Mirpur Road in Ward No. 2 of the Faridganj municipal town.

According to locals, the four-storey building owned by Delwar Hossain has tilted by several inches towards another of the same height owned by Akhtar Patwari.

Residents noticed the tilt earlier in the day, triggering concern in the locality.

Locals said the land had once been used for paddy cultivation and the buildings were constructed nearly two decades ago.

Officials from the Upazila administration, municipal authoriti...