Residents standing in an alley after vacating their house next to a fallen scaffolding following an earthquake in Dhaka, on Nov 21, 2025. - Reuters
DHAKA: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday (Nov 21), the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, hitting at a depth of 10km (6 miles).
Tremors were also felt in eastern states in neighbouring India that border Bangladesh, but there were no immediate reports of damage, authorities said.
The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake's epicentre was in the city of Narsingdi, about 40km (25 miles) from Dhaka, the capital.
Scared residents rushed out of their homes in Dhaka as buildings shook and some makeshift structures collapsed, - Reuters
