Earthquake jolts parts of country

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted different parts of the country at 3:22pm yesterday.

“The epicentre of the tremor was located at India’s Arunachal state, 499 kilometres north-east of Dhaka,” said Nizam Uddin, a meteorologist at Dhaka Met office.

No casualties or damages were reported till filing of this report.

According to seismologists, an earthquake ranging from 5 to 5.9 is considered a moderate earthquake.