Earthquake jolts Dhaka, Kurigram
October 31, 2009 00:00:00
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale was felt in Dhaka just after Thursday midnight, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Friday. The tremor, which struck at 28.15 seconds past twelve (BST), had its epicentre near Bhutan, 458 kilometres north-northeast of the BMD Seismic Centre at Agargaon in the city. BSS correspondent from Kurigram said the earthquake felt in the district created panic among the local people. — BSS
