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DHAKA, Nov 21, 2025 (BSS) – At least six people were killed and many injured as a 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled Dhaka and several adjoining districts this morning.

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said the tremor struck at 10:38am, with its epicentre located at Madhabdi in Narsingdi, about 13 kilometres east of the BMD Seismic Centre in Agargaon, Dhaka.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) later reported the epicentre to be 14 kilometres west-southwest of Narsingdi at a depth of 10 kilometres.

According to a PID handout citing reports from the National Disaster Response Coordination Centre (NDRCC), several buildings in Dhaka’s Bangshal, Armanitola, Matuail, Khilgaon, Hatirjheel, Kalabagan and New Market areas—as well as the Ilyas Hall of Dhaka College—sustained damage during the quake.

Till 4pm, preliminary information confirmed that three people had died in Dhaka, two in Narsingdi and one in Narayanganj, bringing the total death toll to six.

Around 60 injured individuals are receiving treatment at Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital and Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
The deceased in Dhaka were identified as Rafiul Islam, 21, a second-year student of Sir Salimullah Medical College; Akhtar, 14, and Sabuj, 30.
Their bodies have been kept at the Mitford Hospital morgue.

Following the earthquake, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief opened a control room at the NDRCC to monitor the situation and coordinate emergency response measures.