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Greenwatch Desk
Earthquake
2025-11-27, 5:23pm
A mild earthquake shook Dhaka and adjacent districts on Thursday afternoon.
The tremor measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale was recorded at 4:15pm, meteorologist Shahnaj Sultana of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) told UNB.
The epicentre was located in Ghorashal of Narsingdi, 28 km northwest of BMD Seismic Centre in Agargaon, she said.
On November 21, a 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit several parts of Bangladesh, leaving at least 10 people dead and dozens injured.
Two mild aftershocks also struck parts of the country the next day, spreading panic among people, reports UNB.