DHAKA—At least five people, including a child, were killed and around 100 injured when a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday, the government said, with buildings damaged in many areas including the densely populated capital Dhaka.
Tremors were felt in eastern states in neighbouring India that border Bangladesh, but there were no immediate reports of major damage there, authorities said.
Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, said the injured included students from Dhaka university, factory workers in the city of Gazipur and residents of Narsingdi, the epicenter of the earthquake.
His statement gave no details of how the five died. Police said earlier three people had been killed when the railing of a six-story building collapsed during the earthquake….
Earthquake Jolts Bangladesh, Killing 5 and Injuring Around 100
