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Earthquake jolts Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh

Earthquake jolts Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh
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An earthquake has struck several areas of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka.

The magnitude 4.5 quake was felt at 10:46am on Friday, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said, categorizing it as a light tremor.

The epicentre of the earthquake was identified as Silchar, Assam, India, located 13 kilometres from Sylhet.

This is not the first seismic event to affect Bangladesh in recent months.

Residents of Dhaka and other places woke up to a 4.3-magnitude tremor on May 4 morning.

The epicentre of the earthquake was around 23km from the capital near Sreenagar in Munshiganj, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

Previously on December 5, Dhaka and several other parts of the country were struck by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake and another magnitude 4 quake on April 25 before that.