Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- An estimated 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka and some other parts of Bangladesh on Friday morning.

The tremor was felt around 10:38am and it lasted about a minute.

The epicenter of the earthquake was 7km from Ghorashal, according to earliest reports on the Android Earthquake Alerts System, which also said it was felt in India.

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Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of Bangladesh....