The National Center for Seismology reported that the epicentre was located near Madhabadi in Narsingdi district, around 25 kilometres from Dhaka. Local police said three people died after parts of a building’s roof and wall collapsed. Dhaka-based broadcasters later reported three additional deaths from a separate railing collapse in the capital.
The quake hit around 10:10 am, halting an ongoing Bangladesh–Ireland international cricket match. Stadium officials evacuated players and spectators as a precaution. In Dhaka, residents fled high-rise apartments fearing aftershocks, while emergency teams cordoned off the tilted building.
In India, the tremors were felt across Kolkata and several districts including Cooch Behar, South Dinajpur, Malda and Nadia. Residents described the shaking lasting nearly 20 seconds. Offices briefly evacuated staff, though no injuries or damage were reported.
Friday’s tremor adds to a series of moderate quakes recorded in the region this year. On July 10, Delhi and NCR experienced a 4.4-magnitude quake centred in Haryana’s Jhajjar. In April, a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan sent waves through Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier in February, a 4-magnitude quake jolted both Delhi and Bihar’s Siwan within hours.
Seismologists attribute frequent regional activity to the movement of major tectonic plates beneath the subcontinent. Collisions and accumulated pressure along these fault lines periodically trigger seismic releases, causing earthquakes of varying intensity.
Authorities in Bangladesh and India are monitoring for aftershocks, though no major secondary tremor had been reported at the time of filing this report. Emergency services in Dhaka remain on standby as structural assessments continue in affected neighbourhoods.
