A strong earthquake, measuring 6.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, jolted different parts of the country including the capital on Wednesday morning.
The tremor was felt around 8:21 am, said Sheikh Hanif, Electronic Assistant at Dhaka Met office.
The location of the earthquake was 26.81 North long: 92.48 E. The distance
of the epicentre was 397 km north-north east of BMD Seismic Centre in Agargaon, Dhaka.
However, no damage or casualty was reported immediately.