A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday morning, shaking Dhaka and surrounding districts for several seconds. The epicenter was located in Madhabdi upazila of Narsingdi district, near the capital. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the quake resulted from reverse faulting deep within the Indian tectonic plate. Experts from Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Bangladeshi researchers explained that Bangladesh lies at the junction of three major tectonic plates — Indian, Eurasian, and Burmese — making it highly earthquake-prone. BUET professor Mehedi Ahmed Ansari noted that at least five fault lines exist in the country, with the Noakhali–Sylhet line likely responsible for this event. The quake caused structural damage to several buildings and led to at least 10 deaths and over 550 injuries nationwide. As of Friday night, more than 450 injured people were treated in government hospitals, with 167 admitted and 16 in critical condition referred elsewhere.
রাজধানী ঢাকাসহ দেশের বিভিন্ন স্থানে শক্তিশালী ভূমিকম্প আঘাত হেনেছে শুক্রবার (২১ নভেম্বর)। এদিন সকাল ১০টা ৩৮ মিনিটে রিখটার স্কেল অনুযায়ী ৫ দশমিক ৭ মাত্রার ভূমিকম্প অনুভূত হয়, যা কয়েক সেকেন্ড পর্যন্ত স্থায়ী ছিল। ভূমিকম্পের উৎপত্তিস্থল ছিল রাজধানীর ঢাকা
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