DHAKA, June 8 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka, on Sunday night, causing alarm among residents, reported Xinhua.
Farzana Sultana, a meteorologist from the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, told Xinhua that the quake hit at 11:36 pm local time, with its epicentre monitored in Bhutan, around 432 km north of Bangladesh's Agargaon Seismic Centre in Dhaka.
People in various parts of Bangladesh, including Dhaka, took to social media to report the jolt.
Fire service officials in Dhaka said that, so far, they have not received any report of damage or casualties.
Bangladesh, which sits in the zone of earthquakes, is prone to tremors.
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