An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Dhaka and its neighbouring places on Friday.
Residents in the Bangladeshi capital woke up to tremors which were experienced in the morning hours. They came out of their homes during the tremors which shook many buildings in the vicinity.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occurred at 5.57 am (local time) and lasted a few seconds. The temblor’s epicentre was around 23 kilometres from Dhaka near Sreenagar in Munshiganj.
No casualties or fire hazards were reported.
