DHAKA: A powerful earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday (Nov 21) outside the crowded capital Dhaka, killing at least five people, health officials said.
The 5.5-magnitude quake struck at 10.38am (12.38pm, Singapore time) near the city of Narsingdi, about 33km from Dhaka, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
The Friday morning earthquake sparked terror with many in the Muslim-majority nation of 170 million people at home on their day off.
City residents rushed out of their homes as buildings shook and some makeshift structures collapsed, Reuters witnesses said.
AFP reporters in Dhaka saw people weeping in the streets while others appeared shocked.
Interim leader Muhammad Yunus expressed his “deep shock and sorrow over the news of casualties in various districts”.
At least five people, including a child, had been killed and around 100 people injured, including university students and factory workers, he said in a statement.
Nine people were taken to hospitals in Dhaka with serious injuries, according to the government’s health department.
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