Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- The epicentre of the earthquake that struck at 10:38am was located only 13 kilometres east of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) headquarters in Dhaka's Agargaon.Originating in Madhabdi of Narsingdi, the 5.7-magnitude quake has already claimed at least six lives-including three in Old Dhaka-and left more than a hundred people injured.Reports indicate that several hundred buildings in the capital have tilted.

Earthquake researchers say Dhaka has never experienced a quake of this magnitude with an epicentre so near. They also caution that had the shaking continued for just a few more seconds, the scale of casualties and the number of building collapses could have raised dramatically.Md Momenul Islam, director ...