Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Buildings rocked massively and residents made panic exit in Dhaka and nearby as a major earthquake shook Bangladesh on Friday morning that left around a dozen people dead and scores injured.

A large number of buildings in the crammed capital city, Dhaka, developed cracks or tilted, sending down debris on streets and alleyways, resulting in at least four deaths and numerous injured, witnesses and official sources said.

Another died in Narayanganj and five in Narsingdi district wherein the earthquake, measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale, originated.

In Old Dhaka's Kasaituli area, a brick-built rooftop railing collapsed on the road, killing Rafiul Islam, 21, a student of Sir Salimullah Medical College, Abdur Rahim, 48, a ...