Earthquake jolts Bangladesh

Published: 3 January 2017, 09:14 AM
Earthquake jolts Bangladesh

A quake jolted different parts of the country including the capital Dhaka on Tuesday around 3pm.

The tremor was felt in Dhaka, Sylhet, Rangpur, Savar, Kishoreganj according to the United States Geological Survey office. The earthquake measured 5.5 on the Richter scale.

The epicentre of the earthquake was at Tripura in India.

However, no causality was reported in the incident.