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Bangladesh lies well within an active seismic zone and is prone to earthquakes. To determine earthquake forces on a structure, static analysis has gained popularity in the country and also in many other countries because of the simplicity of the method. This calls for the use of an established and tested building code so as to ensure the safety of the structure and its occupants against the natural hazard. This paper aims at the comparison of various provisions for earthquake and wind analysis as given in building codes of different countries. Primarily Bangladesh National Building Code, 1993 (BNBC-93) has been studied and compared with Uniform Building Codes, 1991 and 1997 (UBC-91 and UBC-97), National Building Code of India, 1983 (NBC-India-83), and Outline Code of Bangladesh, 1979. The study revealed that the developed countries have increased the factor of safety against earthquake by suggesting …