4.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, nearby areas

A 4.0-magnitude earthquake was felt in Dhaka and surrounding districts at 9:28pm on Monday.

According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the epicentre was in Rupganj, Narayanganj, about 16 kilometres east of its Agargaon office.

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BMD meteorologist Rubaiyat Kabir confirmed the information to The Daily Star.

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India’s National Centre for Seismology also recorded the tremor, reporting its epicentre as 156 kilometres west of Gaya in Bihar.