A earthquake measuring 5.6 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted most parts of Bangladesh early Sunday with some students from Dhaka University were injured.
According to Weather Office of the Bangladeshi government, the earthquake took place at 00:50 local time (19:50 GMT) with the center in Sylhet district, 238 km northest of capital Dhaka.
The earthquake lasted for around a dozen of seconds in capital Dhaka. Local television channel ATN reported in its morning bulletin that about 60 Dhaka University students jumped out from their dormitory and 25 of out of them were injured and taken to Dhaka Medical College University.
When Barguna district, 247 km south of Dhaka, was contacted after the earthquake, the people there also felt the earthquake.
Source:Xinhua
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