"Dhaka resident Shadman Sakif Islam told Al Jazeera that small ripples he noticed in his coffee were followed by a massive shake that started occurring without any warning as the earthquake took hold. My chair and the table started shaking wildly, and I was stuck there 10-15 seconds without processing what was going on, he added. I never felt anything like this in my whole life I felt like riding on a boat, riding massive waves one after another, he added."
"According to government figures, at least five people have been killed and roughly 100 people have been injured. Local media has reported higher death toll figures, but these have not been confirmed. On Friday, Dhaka-based DBC Television reported that at least six people had died in the capital three when a building roof and wall collapsed and three pedestrians who were struck by falling railings."
"The tremor was felt near the city of Narsingdi, which is 33km (16 miles) from Dhaka. Many buildings in Dhaka sustained damage from the resulting quake. The epicentre was in Narsingdi's Madhabdi district, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. The tremors were felt as far away as in the neighbouring Indian city of Kolkata, more than 325km (about 200 miles) from the epicentre. No casualties have been reported there."
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck near Dhaka at 10:38am (04:38 GMT) and produced 26 seconds of shaking. The epicentre was in Madhabdi district, Narsingdi, about 33km from Dhaka, and the tremors were felt as far as Kolkata, roughly 325km away. Many buildings in Dhaka sustained damage and scaffolding collapsed in some areas. According to government figures, at least five people were killed and roughly 100 were injured, while local media reported higher tolls that remain unconfirmed. Eyewitnesses described intense, wave-like motion that left residents stunned and evacuating onto streets.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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