Bangladesh jolted by 5.2M Earthquake

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka on Monday, with the epicentre at 520 km away from Agargaon Seismic Centre in Dhaka at 9:02 a.m., according to athe Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).

Kazi Zebunnesa, a meteorologist from BMD, told media that the epicentre of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km in the Bay of Bengal and the reports of casualty and damage are still expected to be reported.

Bangladesh, which sits in a seismic zone, is prone to tremors.